119. You May Select

　　The husband¹ complained² that his wife⁴ always cooked the same dish⁵.

　　One day, the husband got⁶ home and asked his wife, "My dear, what will we eat today?"

　　The wife said⁷, "You may select⁸ the dish today."

　　The husband was⁹ very glad and asked, "Which dishes¹⁰ are there today?"

　　"Cabbage."

　　"The others¹¹?"

　　"None¹²."

　　"Then how to select?"

　　"Eat or not eat!" the wife said.

Notes:

　　(1) complain³ v.抱怨

　　(2) cabbage n.白菜

Exercises:

根据短文选择正确答案：

　　① What did¹³ the husband complain about?

　　A. His wife sometimes cooked the same dish.

　　B. His wife seldom¹⁴ cooked the same dish.

　　C. His wife always cooked the same dish.

　　D. His wife didn't cook any dish.

　　② What question did the husband ask one day?

　　A. He asked what they would¹⁵ cat.

　　B. He asked if there was anything to eat.

　　C. He asked if there was any meat.

　　D. He asked if there was any cabbage.

　　③ The wife told him that_____ .

　　A. there was no meat

　　B. there was a lot of cabbage

　　C. he could¹⁶ select the dish

　　D. he could cook some other dishes

　　④ The husband was at first_____ .

　　A. very disappointed¹⁷

　　B. very angry

　　C. very sad

　　D. very glad

　　⑤ We can be sure that_____ .

　　A. the family had¹⁸ nothing to eat on that day

　　B. the family had only one dish on that day

　　C. the family had several¹⁹ dishes an that day

　　D. the family went out to a restaurant on that day

119.可以选择

　　丈夫抱怨妻子总是做同样的一种菜。

　　一天，丈夫回到家，问妻子：“亲爱的，今天我们吃啥菜？”

　　妻子回答：“今天你可以选择。”

　　丈夫感到非常高兴，又问：“都有哪些菜呢？”

　　“炒白菜。”

　　“还有呢？”

　　“没了。”

　　“那你要我怎么选呢？”

　　“吃还是不吃！”妻子一本正经地说道。

练习参考答案：

①C②A③C④D⑤B

1 husband   

n.丈夫

参考例句：

• My husband just lost his job.我老公刚刚失业了。
• I visited my daughter and her husband.我去看望我的女儿和女婿。

2 complained   

v.抱怨，诉苦，投诉( complain的过去式和过去分词 )；申诉，控诉，抗议；诉说，申诉，控告[后面常跟从句]

参考例句：

• They complained about the excessive noise coming from the upstairs flat. 他们抱怨楼上发出的噪音太大。
• He has complained of being harassed by the police. 他投诉受到警方侵扰。

3 complain   

v.抱怨；发牢骚

参考例句：

• They did nothing but complain.他们只知道抱怨。
• You have no reason to complain.你没有理由抱怨。

4 wife   

n.妻子，太太，老婆

参考例句：

• She is my wife.她是我妻子。
• He is a tall man but his wife is a short woman.他是个子很高的男人，但他妻子很矮。

5 dish   

n.盘子；一样菜，一道菜；vt.上菜

参考例句：

• Did you break the whole dish?盘子被你打碎了？
• This dish is very delicious.这道菜味道鲜美。

6 got   

v.(get的过去式)得到，猜到，明白

参考例句：

• I just got some bad news.我刚得到一些坏消息。
• I have got far too much work to do.我要做的事太多了。

7 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。

8 select   

v.选择，选举，选拔，挑选；adj.当选的，挑选的，挑剔的，特别的

参考例句：

• Come and help me select a good place for our camp.过来帮我选个露营的地方。
• He taught us how to select seeds.他教我们怎样选种。

9 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。

10 dishes   

n.盘( dish的名词复数 )；餐具；一盘食物；外貌有吸引力的人

参考例句：

• a pile of unwashed dishes 一堆未洗的碟子
• The dishes were many, but they were all poorly cooked. 菜很多，但烧得都不好吃。 来自《简明英汉词典》

11 others   

prep.(pl.)另外的人

参考例句：

• Learning from others is important.向别人学习很重要。
• She is always ready to help others.她总是乐于助人。

12 none   

adv.一点也不；prep.没人，毫无；pron.没有人，没有任何东西

参考例句：

• Remember that none is perfect.记住没有任何人是完美的。
• There's almost none left.几乎一个没剩。

13 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？

14 seldom   

adv.很少，不常

参考例句：

• Lazy people seldom succeed.懒惰的人很少会成功。
• On Sundays,he seldom stays in the house.星期天他很少待在房子里。

15 would   

aux.will的过去式；愿，要；常常；大概；将要，会

参考例句：

• Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说？
• Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗？

16 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。

17 disappointed   

adj.失望的，不满意的，不如意的

参考例句：

• He seemed disappointed when the man refused his request.当那个人拒绝了他的要求时他看起来很失望。
• He was disappointed so often that he became hopeless.他屡次失望，以致变为了绝望。

18 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。

19 several   

adj.几个，若干，数个；各个的，各自的

参考例句：

• Words often have several meanings.单词往往有若干个意思。
• Several new members have come into the club since last year.自去年以来，又有些新成员加入了俱乐部。