早读英语精华本上册 Unit16（在线收听）

　　An american lady traveling in england some years ago got into an compartment of a smoking carriage where an english were smoking a pipe. For a short time she said quietly expecting that the englishman was stop smoking. But then she began to cough and sniffs trying to show him that subjective to smoke . At last, seeing that the man took no notice of her and did not put out his pipe she said:"if you were a gentleman you would stop smonking when the lady got into the carriage"
　　"if you were a lady" reply the englishman " you wouldn't get into a smoking carriage"
　　"if you are my husband " said the american lady angrily " i'll give u poison" the english looked at her for a minute or two " well "he said at last "if i were ur husband i'll take it"