英语幽默小故事-To Borrow an Ox

　　Once upon a time, there lived a rich man, but he didn't know any words. 　　One day, one of his friends wanted to borrow an ox from him, so he wrote a note and asked his servant to take it to this rich man. 　　After the servant gave the note to the rich man, he pretended to be reading it and after a while, he said, "OK, I know. Go and tell your master, I'll go myself shortly. Notes: 　　(1) he pretended to be reading it他假装读着字条。 　　(2) pretend to do佯装做 Exercises: 根据短文回答下列问题： 　　① When did the story take place? 　　② What problem did the rich man have? 　　③ What did his friend want to borrow from him? 　　④ Who took the note to the rich man? 　　⑤ The rich man made a fool of himself, didn't he? 111.借公牛一用 　　从前，有个人很富有，但他不识字。 一天，他的一位朋友想向他借一头公牛，便写了个条，让仆人送到富人那里。 　　仆人把条子给了富人。富人便假装看了一会儿，然后说道：“好啦，我知道了。回去告诉你的主人，我马上自己过去。” 练习参考答案：     ① A long time ago. 　　② He didn't know and words. 　　③ An ox. 　　④ The servant. 　　⑤ Yes, he did.