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                         Two Russian hunters meet. "I shot a gigantic bear yesterday," says Ivan. "Look at the hide!"  
   "How do you find such huge bears?" Sergei asks.  
   "Easy," says Ivan. "You stand in front of a cave and whistle. When the bear comes out, you shoot."  
   Weeks later the two meet again. Sergei is covered in bandages. "Didn't you follow my advice?" Ivan asks.  
   "Sure I did. I stood, in front of a cave and whistled, " Sergei replies.  
   "And what came out?"  
   "To me, "says Sergei, "it looked like the Trans-Siberian Express."  
 Notes:  
   (1) hide n.兽皮  
   (2) bandage n.绷带  
   (3) whistle v.吹哨子;鸣笛  
   (4) Trans-Siberian Express 穿越西伯利亚的快车  Exercises:  
 根据短文判断下列句子正(T)、(F):  
   ① Ivan shot a gigantic bear yesterday.  
   ② Ivan showed Sergei the hide of the bear.  
   ③ Ivan taught Sergei how to hunt huge bears.  
   ④ Sergei didn't follow Ivan' s advice.  
   ⑤ Sergei was hit by a train.  
 135. 打猎的技巧  
   两个俄国猎人相遇。“我昨天打了一只巨熊,”伊凡说,“看看这兽皮!”  
   “你是如何发现这么大的熊的?”谢尔盖问道。  
   “简单,”伊凡说,“你站在一个洞前并吹哨子。熊出来时你就开枪。”  
   几周后,两人见面了。谢尔盖浑身缠满了绷带。“难道你没有听我的建议?”伊凡问。  
   “我当然是按你的建议做的。我站在一个洞前并吹哨子,”谢尔盖回答说。  
   “出来了什么?”  
   “向着我来的,”谢尔盖说,“像是穿越西伯利亚的快车。”  
 练习参考答案:  
 ①T②F③T④F⑤T  |