A motorist driving by the Texas ranch hit and killed a calf that was crossing the road。The driver went to the owner of the calf and explained what had happened。He then asked what the animal was worth。
“Oh，about200 today。”said the rancher。“But in six years it would have been worth900.So900 is what I'm out。”The motorist sat down and wrote out a check and handed it to the farmer。
“Here。”he said，“Is the check for900.It is post-dated six years from now。”
一个人在德克萨斯农场附近开车旅行，把一只穿越马路的小牛撞死了。此人向牛的主人解释了一番，并问牛值多少钱。
“哦，现在大概值200美元，”农场主答道，“但是六年之后，它就会值900美元。所以，我想要900美元。”开车人坐下来，写了一张支票，递给了农场主。“给，”他说，“900美元的支票。兑现时间是6年以后。”
1.rancher n。大农（或牧）场经营者，大农（或牧）场工人
The rancher drove his cattle to the field。（牧童将他的牛群赶到了田里。）
自我测验18：
1.Someone called me up in the middle of the night，but they hung upI could answer the phone。
A。asB。sinceC。untilD。before
2.—How longeach other before theymarried？
—For about a year。
A。have they known；getB。did they know；were going to get？？
C。do they know；are going to getD。had they known；got
3.The missing boys were last seennear the river。
A。playingB。to be playingC。playD。to play
4.The famous basketball star，tried to make a comeback，attracted a lot of attention。
A。whereB。whenC。whichD。who
5.He is a man ofand he had a lot of interestingin his life。
A。much experience；experiencesB。many experiences；experience
C。much experience；experienceD。many experiences；experiences
6.Towardsevening，there washeavy rain in the countryside。
A。the；aB。an；不填C。不填；aD。the；不填
7.How long did itto control the floods in Anhui？
A。spendB。takeC。payD。cost
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