The Nice Wedding Gift（漂亮的结婚礼物）英汉双语笑话
We attended the wedding of an acquaintance's son. Because we did not know the young man or his bride, we decided to send them a practical household gift, a fire extinguisher. Apparently, the couple mass-produced their thank-you notes because we received a card saying: "Thank you very much for the nice wedding gift. We look forward to using it soon.
Notes:
(1) acquaintance n.熟人
(2) practical adj.实用的
(3) household n.全家的人
(4) extinguisher n.灭火器
(5) apparently adj.明显地
(6) mass-produce 大批量生产
Exercises:
根据短文选择正确答案：
① Whose wedding did the couple attend?
A. their friend's
B. the man's brother's
C. of an acquaintance's son
D. of the woman's sister
② Why did they decide to send them a fire extinguisher?
A. Because they did not know the young man or his bride.
B. Because they knew that soon there would be a fire.
C. Because it was practical.
D. A &C.
③ How were the thank-you notes produced?
A. They were written by hand
B. They were mass-produced.
C. They were copied on a machine.
D. They were painted in varied colors.
漂亮的结婚礼物
我们参加了一个熟人的儿子的婚礼。由于我们都不认识那个年轻人和他的新娘，所以我们决定送给他们一个实用的全家礼----一个灭火器。很明显，这对新人大批量制作了他们的感谢信，因为我们收到了一张卡片，上面写着：“非常感谢您的漂亮的结婚礼物，我们期待着不久就用到它。”
练习参考答案：
①C②D③B
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