52. Not Here

　　Kathy and Polly were friends but they liked playing tricks² on each other

　　One day Kathy met Polly in the street. She said³, "Hi, Polly. It's good to see you."

　　"How can you see me when I'm not here?" Polly asked.

　　"What do you mean, you' re not here?" Kathy asked. "Of course⁴ you 're here."

　　"No, I'm not." Polly said. "and I'll bet⁵ you ten dollars that I can prove⁶ I'm not here."

　　"Alright," said Kathy. "Ten dollars. Now prove you' re not here ."

　　"Easy," Polly said, "Am I in Hong Kong?"

　　"No," said Kathy.

　　"Am I in Paris?"

　　"No," said Kathy.

　　"If I'm not in Hong Kong and I'm not in Paris," Polly said, " then I must be somewhere⁷ else. Right?"

　　"Right," said Kathy. "You must be somewhere else."

　　"Exactly⁸." said Polly. "And if I'm somewhere else I can't be here, can I? Ten dollars, please. "

　　"That's very clever, Polly," Kathy said, "but I can't give you ten dollars."

　　"Why not?" asked Polly. "We had⁹ a bet.

　　"Certainly¹⁰ we had a bet," Kathy said, "but how can I give you ten dollars if you're not here?"

　　And with a laugh she walked away.

Notes:

　　(1) trick¹ n.恶作剧

　　(2) play a trick on sb.开玩笑；戏谑某人

　　(3) prove v.证明

　　(4) Hong Kong香港

　　(5) Paris巴黎（法国首都）

Exercises:

根据短文选择正确答案：

　　① Where did¹¹ Polly and Kathy meet?

　　A. at school

　　B. on the train

　　C. in the playground

　　D. in the street

　　② Polly wanted to______ .

　　A. be friends with Kathy

　　B. bet on Kathy

　　C. make a bet with Kathy

　　D. give Kathy some money

　　③ What did Polly say she could¹² do?

　　A. prove she wasn't there.

　　B. give Kathy ten dollars.

　　C. 90 to Paris.

　　D. prove she was¹³ in Hong Kong.

　　④ What did Kathy do?

　　A. She gave¹⁴ Polly ten dollars.

　　B. She proved¹⁵ she couldn't give Polly the money.

　　C. She was angry with Polly.

　　D. She refused the bet.

　　⑤ So from the story we can know _____.

　　A. Polly is very clever

　　B. Kathy is very clever

　　C. neither¹⁶ of them is very clever

　　D. both of them are very clever

52.不在这里

　　凯斯和波丽是朋友，但她们总爱开对方的玩笑。

　　一天凯斯在街上遇见了波丽。她说，“喂、波丽，很高兴见到你。”

　　“我不在这里，你怎能看到我呢？”波丽说。

　　“你说你不在这里，这是什么意思？”凯斯问，“当然，你在这里。”

　　“不，我不在这里。”波丽说，“我将和你打10美元的赌，赌我能证明我不在这里。”

　　“行，”凯斯说，“10美元。现在证明你不在这里吧。”

　　“这很容易，”波丽说，“我在香港吗？”

　　“不在，”凯斯说。

　　“我在巴黎吧？”

　　“如果我既不在香港也不在巴黎，”波丽说，“那我一定在别的地方。对不对？”

　　“对，”凯斯说，“你一定在别处。”

　　“确实如此，”波丽说，“既然我在别处，那我一定不在这里，不是吗？请给10美元吧。”

　　“真聪明，波丽。”凯斯说，“但我不能给你10美元。”

　　“为什么不给？”波丽问，“我们打过赌的。”

　　“不错，我们打过赌。”凯斯说，“但既然你不在这里，我怎么能给你10美元呢？”

　　说完她笑着离开了。

练习参考答案：

①D②C③A④B⑤D

1 trick   

n.诡计，欺诈，谋略，恶作剧；癖好；决窍；vt.戏弄，欺骗，装饰；vi. 哄骗

参考例句：

• Don't try to trick me!不要欺骗我！
• He has played me a trick.他跟我开了个玩笑。

2 tricks   

n.戏法( trick的名词复数 )；把戏；计谋；诀窍v.哄骗，欺骗( trick的第三人称单数 )；打扮

参考例句：

• a dirty tricks campaign 肮脏卑鄙的竞选运动
• Some of the magic tricks called for audience participation. 有些魔术要求有观众的参与。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 said   

v.动词say的过去式、过去分词

参考例句：

• He said to me that he could not come.他对我说他不能来。
• He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。

4 course   

n.课程，讲座，过程，路线，一道(菜)

参考例句：

• The college course was then cut to three years.大学学制那时缩短到三年。
• Of course,I don't always sleep in the afternoons.当然，我并不总是在下午睡觉。

5 bet   

v.打赌，以(与)...打赌；n.赌注，赌金；打赌

参考例句：

• I bet you can't do this puzzle.我敢说，你解决不了这个难题。
• I offered to bet with him.我提出与他打赌。

6 prove   

v.证明，证实，表现出，结果是

参考例句：

• This will prove to the world that we are right.这将向全世界证明我们是对的。
• How can you prove that you are right?你如何能证明你是正确的呢？

7 somewhere   

adv.在某处；n.(在)某处

参考例句：

• He's from somewhere in the middle east.他从中东某个地方来。
• Somewhere in the united states.在美国的某个地方。

8 exactly   

adv.准确地；严格地

参考例句：

• What I want is exactly this one.我要的就是这一个。
• I beg your pardon,what you say is not exactly correct.对不起，你说的话并不完全对。

9 had   

vbl.have的过去式和过去分词；conj.有

参考例句：

• I just had a good idea!我有个好主意！
• The boy had a small branch of a tree in his hand.这个男孩手上拿一条小树枝。

10 certainly   

adv.当然，无疑；一定，肯定，必定

参考例句：

• He is certainly a hero!他无疑是个英雄！
• Some people certainly think so.有些人肯定会这么认为。

11 did   

v.动词do的过去式

参考例句：

• How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？
• Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？

12 could   

v.能，可能(can的过去式)；aux.v.(can的过去式)能；可以

参考例句：

• Could I open the window?我可以打开窗子吗？
• I could wait ten minutes.我可以等十分钟。

13 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

14 gave   

vbl.（give的过去式）给予，产生，发表

参考例句：

• He asked for money and I gave him some.他要钱，我给了他一些。
• I gave you a map so you wouldn't get lost. 我给你一张地图，这样你就不会迷路了。

15 proved   

v.证明( prove的过去式和过去分词 )；检验，试验

参考例句：

• The format of the new quiz show has proved popular. 新的智力竞赛节目的总体安排结果证明很受欢迎。
• Our fears proved groundless. 我们的担心证明是毫无道理的。

16 neither   

adj.皆不，两不；int.两者都不；conj.既非，既不

参考例句：

• I don't know that neither.那个我也不知道。
• He doesn't smoke neither does he drink.他既不抽烟也不喝酒。