英語幽默小故事 Bull Wrestler

　　A bull wrestler was visiting his friend in a small town, and one night they stayed a little too long at the pub. Not wanting to drive, they decided to walk home. As they were crossing a farmer's field, a bull charged them. The wrestler grabbed the bull by the horns, and they went down in a snarling heap. Finally the bull jumped up and ran away. "Wow," said the friend, "that was quite a tussle. "

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　　"Yeah," the wrestler replied, "and if I hadn't had that last drink, I would have gotten that guy off his bicycle.擾

Notes:

　　(1) bull wrestler鬥牛士，也作bullfighter.

　　(2) charge v.襲擊

　　(3) grab v.抓，握

　　(4) snarl v.纏結，糾結

　　(5) heap n.堆

　　(6) tussle n.扭打，扭鬥

Exercises:

根據短文填空：

　　① A bull wrestler was visiting his friend _____a small town.

　　② One night they stayed a little too long _____ the pub.

　　③ _____ wanting to drive, they decided to walk home.

　　④ As they were crossing a farmer's field, a bull _____them.

　　⑤ The wrestler grabbed the bull _____the horns.

　　⑥ They _____in a snarling heap

　　⑦ That was _____I a tussle.

　　⑧ If I _____ had that last drink. I would have gotten that guy his bicycle.

91.鬥牛士

　　一個鬥牛士在一個小鎮拜訪他的朋友。一天夜裏他們在酒館裏呆的時間稍長了一點。他們不想搭車，就決定步行回家。他們在穿過一片農田時，一頭牛向他們衝過來。鬥牛士抓住了牛的兩隻角，他們扭打在一起。最後牛跳起來跑走了。

　　“哇，”他朋友説，“好一場搏鬥哇。”

　　“哦，”鬥牛士回答説，“要不是我多喝了一杯，我非把那傢伙從自行車上拽下來不可。”

練習參考答案：

① in ② at ③ Not ④ charged ⑤ by ⑥ went down ⑦ quite ⑧ hadn't