英语幽默小故事-Not Here

　　Kathy and Polly were friends but they liked playing tricks on each other

　　One day Kathy met Polly in the street. She said, "Hi, Polly. It's good to see you."

　　"How can you see me when I'm not here?" Polly asked.

　　"What do you mean, you' re not here?" Kathy asked. "Of course you 're here."

　　"No, I'm not." Polly said. "and I'll bet you ten dollars that I can prove I'm not here."

　　"Alright," said Kathy. "Ten dollars. Now prove you' re not here ."

　　"Easy," Polly said, "Am I in Hong Kong?"

　　"No," said Kathy.

　　"Am I in Paris?"

　　"No," said Kathy.

　　"If I'm not in Hong Kong and I'm not in Paris," Polly said, " then I must be somewhere else. Right?"

　　"Right," said Kathy. "You must be somewhere else."

　　"Exactly." said Polly. "And if I'm somewhere else I can't be here, can I? Ten dollars, please. "

　　"That's very clever, Polly," Kathy said, "but I can't give you ten dollars."

　　"Why not?" asked Polly. "We had a bet.

　　"Certainly we had a bet," Kathy said, "but how can I give you ten dollars if you're not here?"

　　And with a laugh she walked away.

Notes:

　　(1) trick n.恶作剧

　　(2) play a trick on sb.开玩笑；戏谑某人

　　(3) prove v.证明

　　(4) Hong Kong香港

　　(5) Paris巴黎（法国首都）

Exercises:

根据短文选择正确答案：

　　① Where did Polly and Kathy meet?

　　A. at school

　　B. on the train

　　C. in the playground

　　D. in the street

　　② Polly wanted to______ .

　　A. be friends with Kathy

　　B. bet on Kathy

　　C. make a bet with Kathy

　　D. give Kathy some money

　　③ What did Polly say she could do?

　　A. prove she wasn't there.

　　B. give Kathy ten dollars.

　　C. 90 to Paris.

　　D. prove she was in Hong Kong.

　　④ What did Kathy do?

　　A. She gave Polly ten dollars.

　　B. She proved she couldn't give Polly the money.

　　C. She was angry with Polly.

　　D. She refused the bet.

　　⑤ So from the story we can know _____.

　　A. Polly is very clever

　　B. Kathy is very clever

　　C. neither of them is very clever

　　D. both of them are very clever

52.不在这里

　　凯斯和波丽是朋友，但她们总爱开对方的玩笑。

　　一天凯斯在街上遇见了波丽。她说，“喂、波丽，很高兴见到你。”

　　“我不在这里，你怎能看到我呢？”波丽说。

　　“你说你不在这里，这是什么意思？”凯斯问，“当然，你在这里。”

　　“不，我不在这里。”波丽说，“我将和你打10美元的赌，赌我能证明我不在这里。”

　　“行，”凯斯说，“10美元。现在证明你不在这里吧。”

　　“这很容易，”波丽说，“我在香港吗？”

　　“不在，”凯斯说。

　　“我在巴黎吧？”

　　“如果我既不在香港也不在巴黎，”波丽说，“那我一定在别的地方。对不对？”

　　“对，”凯斯说，“你一定在别处。”

　　“确实如此，”波丽说，“既然我在别处，那我一定不在这里，不是吗？请给10美元吧。”

　　“真聪明，波丽。”凯斯说，“但我不能给你10美元。”

　　“为什么不给？”波丽问，“我们打过赌的。”

　　“不错，我们打过赌。”凯斯说，“但既然你不在这里，我怎么能给你10美元呢？”

　　说完她笑着离开了。

练习参考答案：

①D②C③A④B⑤D