小学英语随堂阅读【12】Foolish Father and Son 愚蠢的父亲和儿子

Foolish Father and Son

Mr Smith and his son Jim rent a boat from Mr Green. They find a very good place and catch a lot of fish. Now it is late and they are going home.

Jim says, “I’ll come here again tomorrow.”

“Yes, me too.” say his father. “But how can we get back and find the right place again?” “I can make a mark on the side of the boat.” Jim answers.

The father laughs and says, “No, that’s foolish! Mr Green won’t give us the same boat next time.”

foolish adj. 愚蠢的
rent v. 租
mark n. 标记
next time 下次

根据短文填空完成下面各题。

1. Mr Green ____ his boat to Mr Smith and his son.
2. They want to come here again _________.
3. Jim wants to make a _____ on the side of the boat to find the place.
4. Mr Smith seems more ________ than his son.
5. They _____ find the right place in this way.

译文：

愚蠢的父亲和儿子

史密斯先生和他的儿子吉姆，从格林先生那里租了一条船。他们找到了一个非常好的地方并抓到了许多鱼。天色已经很晚了，他们要回家了。

吉姆说：“我明天还要再来这里。”

“是的，我也是。”他的父亲说。“但是我们怎么回来并找到正确的地方呢？”“我可以在船的一侧做个记号。”吉姆回答道。

父亲大笑说道：“不那太愚蠢了!格林先生下次不会给我们同一条船的。”

参考答案：
1. rents 2. tomorrow 3. mark 4. foolish 5. can’t