Oh, that's nice, said his wife.
The next day, at the grocery store, a young woman who had attended the lecture recognized the minister's wife. That was certainly an excellent talk your husband gave yesterday, she said. He really has a unique perspective on the subject. Somewhat chagrined2, the minister' s wife replied, Gee3, funny you should think so. I mean, he's only done it twice. The first time he threw up, and the second time, his hat blew off.
Notes:
preacher n.传教士
symposium n. 专题研讨会
embarrassed adj. 局促不安的
grocery n. 杂货业
unique adj. 独特的
perspective n. 看法；怎么看
chagrined adj. 懊恼的
throw up 呕吐
Exercises:
依据短文判断正确下列句子：
① The preacher was asked to give a talk on sex.
② He was too shy to tell his wife the TOPic.
③ The young woman told the minister's wife the real TOPic he had spoken about.
④ The young woman thought the preacher had his unique idea on sex.
⑤ The preacher's wife thought the young woman was praising the preacher for his wide knowledge on sailing.
78.传教士的讲题
一位传教士应邀在当地的妇女健康专题研讨会上作报告。他的老婆问及他的讲题，他如果供认他应邀讲性常识的话，他会无地自容的。他飞快地思索，回答说：我要讲关于航海的常识。
噢，那好极了，他老婆说。
第二天，在杂货店，一位听过讲坛的年轻妇女认出了牧师的老婆。你老公昨天讲得确实好极了，她说，在那个问题上他确有独到的见解。牧师老婆显出有的懊恼地回答说：唧，你如此觉得真是好笑。我是说他仅仅做过两次。首次他呕吐了，第二次他的帽子被吹掉了。
训练参考答案：
①T②T③F④T⑤T
