137. A Branch Office

　　A man was standing¹ at a corner, with a hat in each hand, waiting for handouts³. A passer-by stopped and dropped a coin in one hat, then asked, "What's the other hat for?"

　　"Business has been so tremendous lately. " the man replied. " that I decided⁴ to open a branch office . "

Notes:

　　(1) handout² n. 施舍

　　(2) tremendous adj.极好的

Exercises:

根据短文判断下列句子正（T）、（F）：

　　① The man was sitting at a comer.

　　② Before the man, there were two hats on the ground

　　③ The man was waiting for a certain person.

　　④ The passer-by put a coin in each of the two hats

　　⑤ The man would really open a branch office.

137.分店

　　一个人站在墙角处，两手各托一顶帽子，乞求施舍。有个路过的行人停下来，往一顶帽子里扔了一枚硬币，然后问道：“另一顶帽子是干什么用的？”

　　“近来生意兴隆，我决定开一个分店，”那人答道。

练习参考答案：

①F②F③F④F⑤F

1 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

2 handout   

n.散发的文字材料；救济品

参考例句：

• I read the handout carefully.我仔细看了这份分发的资料。
• His job was distributing handout at the street-corner.他的工作是在街头发传单。

3 handouts   

救济品( handout的名词复数 )； 施舍物； 印刷品； 讲义

参考例句：

• Soldiers oversee the food handouts. 士兵们看管着救济食品。
• Even after losing his job, he was too proud to accept handouts. 甚至在失去工作后，他仍然很骄傲，不愿接受施舍。

4 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。