英语幽默小故事- A Stubborn Horse

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  The great novelist had gone mad, but now there seemed to be some hope for his recovery. For six months, he had been sitting at his typewriter pounding out a novel. Finally, he pronounced it completed and brought the book to his psychiatrist, who eagerly began reading it aloud:


  "General Jackson leaped upon his faithful horse and yelled, \'Giddyap, giddyap, giddyap, giddyap"\' The doctor thumbed through the rest of the manuscript." There\'s nothing here but 500 pages of giddyaps! " he exclaimed."


  "Stubborn horse," explained the writer.


Notes:


  (1) go mad 发疯


  (2) pound v.连续重击;砰砰地打


  (3) pronounce v.宣称;宣布


  (4) psychiatrist n.精神病专家


  (5) leap upon跃上(马)


  (6) thumb through以拇指翻动(书页)


  (7) manuscript n.草稿


Exercises:


根据短文填空:


  ① The great novelist had______ mad.


  ② But now there seemed to be some hope for his______ .


  ③ For six months, he had been sitting ______his typewriter ______ out a novel.


  ④ Finally, he pronounced it______ and brought the book to his psychiatrist.


  ⑤ The doctor _______the rest of the manuscript.


33.倔强的马


  大作家疯了,但现在似乎还有恢复的希望。六个月以来,他都坐在打字机旁用力地敲一部小说。终于,他宣称书已写好并把它拿到精神病医生那里。医生急切地大声朗读起来:


  “杰克逊将军跨上他的忠实的马,喊道:‘驾,驾,驾,驾……’”医生翻了翻剩下的手稿。“五百页纸竟全是‘驾,驾’!”他惊奇地说。


  “是匹倔强的马,”作家解释道。


练习参考答案:


① gone ② recovery ③ at; pounding ④ completed ⑤ thumbed through


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