114. A Woman's answer

　　A husband¹ said² to his wife³, " Why did⁴ God⁵ create⁶ women to be beautiful but foolish⁷?"

　　"Well," his wife answered at once." The reason⁸ is very simple⁹. God made¹⁰ us beautiful so men would¹¹ love us; God made us foolish so we would marry¹² them."

Notes:

　　(1) create v.创造

　　(2) foolish adj.愚蠢的

Exercises:

根据短文回答下列问题：

　　① Who were talking to each other?

　　② What question did the husband raise¹³?

　　③ The wife thought¹⁴ for a while¹⁵ before she answered, didn't she?

　　④ How did the wife think of the reason?

　　⑤ How did she answer the question?

114.妇女的回答

　　一位丈夫对他的妻子说：“为什么上帝把妇女创造得如此美丽却又愚蠢呢？”

　　“噢，”他的妻子立刻回答道，“原因很简单。上帝使我们如此美丽，男人才会爱我们。上帝使我们如此愚蠢，我们才会嫁给他们。”

练习参考答案：

    ① A husband and his wife.

　　② He asked why God create women to be beautiful but foolish.

　　③ No. She answered at once.

　　④ Very simple.

　　⑤ She said that God made women beautiful so men would love them; God made women foolish so they would men.

1 husband   

n.丈夫

参考例句：

• My husband just lost his job.我老公刚刚失业了。
• I visited my daughter and her husband.我去看望我的女儿和女婿。

2 said   

v.动词say的过去式、过去分词

参考例句：

• He said to me that he could not come.他对我说他不能来。
• He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。

3 wife   

n.妻子，太太，老婆

参考例句：

• She is my wife.她是我妻子。
• He is a tall man but his wife is a short woman.他是个子很高的男人，但他妻子很矮。

4 did   

v.动词do的过去式

参考例句：

• How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？
• Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？

5 god   

n.上帝，神；被极度崇拜的人或物

参考例句：

• God knows how the cat got up on the roof.只有天知道那只猫是怎样爬上房顶的。
• God wills that man should be happy.上帝愿人类幸福。

6 create   

vt.创造，造成

参考例句：

• That would create a wrong impression.那将造成一种错误的印象。
• The project will create up to 40 new jobs.这项工程将提供40个新的工作岗位。

7 foolish   

adj.愚蠢的，傻的；荒谬的，可笑的

参考例句：

• The foolish boy was laughed at wherever he went.这个愚蠢的男孩不论走到哪里都受到讥笑。
• Don't worry me with such foolish questions.不要用这些愚蠢的问题来烦我。

8 reason   

n.原因，理由，理智，道理；v.劝说，推理

参考例句：

• That is the reason why we must go now.那就是我们现在必须走的理由。
• The reason for the flood was that heavy rain.水灾是那场大雨造成的。

9 simple   

adj.简单的，易懂的，单纯的，纯朴的

参考例句：

• He wrote a story in simple English.他用简单的英语写了一则故事。
• He was as simple as a child.他像孩子一样天真。

10 made   

v.make的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• They were not made in china.它们不是中国制造的。
• The monkey made a long arm for the peach.猴子伸臂去摘桃子。

11 would   

aux.will的过去式；愿，要；常常；大概；将要，会

参考例句：

• Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说？
• Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗？

12 marry   

v.嫁；娶；与…结婚

参考例句：

• I want you for my wife; will you marry me?我希望你做我的妻子，你愿意和我结婚吗?
• John is going to marry Mary.约翰将要和玛丽结婚。

13 raise   

v.提高，举起；饲养，养育；引起，惹起

参考例句：

• Why didn't you raise the question at the meeting? 这问题你怎么没有在会上提出来？
• He went to ask for a raise.他要求增加工资。

14 thought   

n.想法，思想，思维，思潮，关心，挂念；v.vbl.think的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• It was just a thought.这仅仅是一个想法。
• She thought he had a cold.她认为他感冒了。

15 while   

conj.当…的时候；而；虽然；尽管 n.一会儿

参考例句：

• In a short while,the cat ate up the fish.不久，那只猫便将鱼吃个精光。
• He teaches English in the school all the while.他一直在这所学校里教英语。