74. A Vacation Cruise

　　One stupid guy reads an ad about a vacation cruise¹ that costs only $ 100.After he signs up and pays, the travel agent hits him with a bat, knocks him unconscious² and throws him out the back door into the river. Soon another guy comes in, pays his fee³ and gets the same treatment

　　Fifteen minutes later, as the two are floating down the river together, the first man says, "I wonder if they're serving any food on this cruise."

　　"I don' t know, the second guy replied. "They didn't last year."

Notes:

　　(1) cruise n.乘船巡游；巡航

　　(2) sign up签约

　　(3) bet⁴ n.棒

　　(4) unconscious adj.没有知觉的；不省人事的

Exercises:

根据短文判断下列句子正（T）、（F）：

　　① The first man heard about the cheap vacation cruise.

　　② The first man is knocked unconscious and carried unto a ship.

　　③ The second guy doesn't have to pay since he was on the cruise last year.

　　④ The second guy comes about 15 minutes later than the first man.

　　⑤ The second guy was even more foolish than the first.

74.假日巡航游

　　一愚笨之人读到一则假日巡航游只须花100元的广告。在他签了字付了款后，旅游经纪人用棒猛击了他一下，把他打昏了过去，并把他从后门扔进了河里。不久又来了一个人，付了钱并得到了相同的待遇。

　　十五分钟后，这两个人一起向河的下游漂去。第一个人说：“不知道他们这次巡航游是否提供食物。”

　　“不知道，”第二个人说道，“去年是没有的。”

练习参考答案：

①F②F③F④T⑤T

1 cruise   

v.巡航，航游，缓慢巡行；n.海上航游

参考例句：

• They went on a cruise to Tenerife.他们乘船去特纳利夫岛。
• She wants to cruise the canals of France in a barge.她想乘驳船游览法国的运河。

2 unconscious   

adj.失去知觉的，不省人事的；无意识的，不知不觉的

参考例句：

• She was unconscious but her heart was still beating.她已经不省人事，但脉搏还在跳。
• He was unconscious of his mistake.他没意识到自已的错误。

3 fee   

n.费（会费、学费等）；酬金，小费；所有权；vt.付费给

参考例句：

• Is this money enough for the tuition fee?这些钱交学费够吗？
• The lawyer undertook the case without a fee.这律师免费承办那个案件。

4 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。