The Story of a Snail

    When a snail¹ crossed the road, he was run over by a turtle. Regaining³ consciousness in the emergency room, he was asked what caused the accident.
    "I really can't remember," the snail replied. "You see, it all happened so fast."Notes:
    (1) snail n.蜗牛(2) run over碾过（在地上的某人或某物）(3) regain² v.恢复(4) consciousness n.知觉(5) emergency n.紧急事件；紧急情况Exercises:
    根据短文回答下列问题：
    ① What did the snail do one day?
    ② What happened to him ?
    ③ Where did he regain consciousness?
    ④ Could he till remember what caused the accident?
    51.蜗牛的故事
一个蜗牛过马路，被一个乌龟从身上碾过。在急救室里它恢复了知觉，有的人问它事故是怎样发生的。
    “我记不起来了，”蜗牛回答说，“你瞧，一切发生得都太快了。”

1 snail   

n.蜗牛

参考例句：

• Snail is a small plant-eating creature with a soft body.蜗牛是一种软体草食动物。
• Time moved at a snail's pace before the holidays.放假前的时间过得很慢。

2 regain   

vt.重新获得，收复，恢复

参考例句：

• He is making a bid to regain his World No.1 ranking.他正为重登世界排名第一位而努力。
• The government is desperate to regain credibility with the public.政府急于重新获取公众的信任。

3 regaining   

复得( regain的现在分词 )； 赢回； 重回； 复至某地

参考例句：

• She was regaining consciousness now, but the fear was coming with her. 现在她正在恢发她的知觉，但是恐怖也就伴随着来了。
• She said briefly, regaining her will with a click. 她干脆地答道，又马上重新振作起精神来。