Three rats are sitting at the bar talking bragging about their bravery and toughness。
The first says，“I'm so tough，once I ate a whole bagful of rat poison！”
The second says，“Well I'm so tough，once I was caught in a rat trap and I bit it apart！”
Then the third rat gets up and says，“Later guys，I'm off home to harass the cat。”
三只老鼠在酒吧里坐着，互相吹嘘说自己胆子很大。
第一只老鼠说：“我非常勇敢，我曾经一口气儿吃了满满一袋子的老鼠药。”
第二只老鼠说：“我才非常勇敢呢，我曾经被老鼠夹子夹住过，但是我把老鼠夹子咬开了！”
第三只老鼠站了起来说：“伙计们，等会儿我就回家骚扰一下猫。”
1.brag v。吹牛，自吹，自夸[（ about/of）]
He often brags about how well he plays golf。（他常常自夸他高尔夫球打得如何如何好。）
2.harass v。侵扰，不断骚扰
Our soldiers harassed the enemy。（我们的士兵不断骚扰敌人。）
1.a bagful of 许多，大量
The president-elect picked up a bagful of votes from the youth of America。（这位当选总统获得了许多美国青年的选票。）
2.rat trap 捕鼠夹
3.be off 离开，走开
I will be off to Europe tomorrow。（我明天就要离开去欧洲了。）自我测验7：
1.History is a record of mankind；different historians，__________，interpret it differently。
A。thereforeB。on the contrary
C。howeverD。consequently
2.It was not until it got dark__________working。
A。that they stoppedB。when they stopped
C。did they stopD。that they didn't stop
3.Before the child went to bed，the father asked him to__________all the toys he had taken out。
A。put offB。put up C。put awayD。put out
4.Thinking that you know__________in fact you don't is not a good idea。
A。whatB。that C。whenD。which
5.“__________does Mr。Johnson go to London on business？”“At least once a month。”
A。How manyB。How long
C。How oftenD。How
6.Helen was much kinder to her youngest child than she was to the others，__________，of course，made the others jealous。
A。whoB。whatC。thatD。which
7.Evidence came up__________specific speech sounds are recognized by babies as young as 6 months old。
A。whereB。thatC。whichD。what
8.He__________when the bus came to a sudden stop。
A。was almost hurtB。was almost to hurt himself
C。was almost hurt himselfD。was almost hurting himself
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