接下来几天还是一边看笑话一边做练习，希望潴潴姐姐早日康复回来，也希望大家向原来一样支持这个栏目 有什么做的不好的地方要指出来 谢谢了 。



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Wedding or Not



　　Uncle Frank, at 79, was a healthy and wealthy man, a lifelongbachelor. He courted a lot, he said, but "never boiled over-just simmered." On a whim, he decided to take a trip around the country to look up nearly a dozen old girlfriends.



　　Upon his return he exclaimed, "Whew! Thank goodness I never married any of those women - They're all widows now!



Notes:



　　(1) bachelor n.单身汉



　　(2) court v.向求爱；追求



　　(3) boil over 沸腾而溢出（本文指全身心地投入付出）



　　(4) simmer v.（做菜时）煨（本文指见好就收）



　　(5) whim n.一时的兴致；奇想



　　(6) look up探访



Exercises:



根据短文判断下列句子正（T）、（F）：



　　① Uncle Frank was very wealthy but poor in health.



　　② Uncle Frank never married in his life.



　　③ He had chased many girls, but had not married any of them.



　　④ He suddenly had an idea of visiting his old girlfriends.



　　⑤ He thought if he had married any of those girls, he wouldn't have lived so long.



要否结婚



　　弗兰克叔叔七十八岁了，富有而健康。他是个终生单身汉。他曾追求过很多女孩，但"从不过热----见好就收"。一天他突发奇想，决定四处走走，去看看他那些接近一打的旧时女友。



　　他回来即叹道："嘘！谢天谢地幸亏我没娶那些女人中的任何一个。如今她们都成寡妇了！"


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