Three men were sitting on a park bench. The one in the middle was reading a newspaper; the others were pretending to fish. They baited imaginary hooks, cast lines and reeled in their catch. A passing policeman stopped to watch the spectacle and asked the man in the middle if he knew the other two. "Oh yes, " he said. "They are my friends. "In that case, " warned the officer, "you'd better get them out of here!" "Yes, sir, " the man replied, and he began rowing furiously. Notes: (1) bait v.置餌於（鉤等上以捕魚等） (2) imaginary adj.想象的 (3) reel v. 卷或纏（釣絲等） (4) spectacle n. 景象；光景 (5) furiously adv. 瘋狂般地 Exercises: 根據短文選擇正確答案： ① Where were the three men? A. on a street B. in a shopping centre C. in a park D. by a lake ② Who was reading a newspaper? A. the one in the middle B. the one on the left C. the one on the right D. the policeman was reading a newspaper ③ What were the others doing? A. They were reading newspapers. B. They were eating fish. C. They were pretending to fish. D. They were boating. ④ What's the interrelationship among the three men? A. They were friends. B. They were relatives. C. They were strangers to each other. D. They were members of one family. ⑤ Where did the man in the middle imagine he was? A. on a train B. on a bus C. in a plane D. in a boat 120.三人同舟 三位男子在公園的長椅上坐着。中間的一個在讀報紙，另外兩個在假裝釣魚。他們給想象的魚鉤上魚餌，放線，並卷線把魚抓上來。 一位過路警察駐足觀察了這個景象，他問中間的那個男子是否認識其他兩位。 “喔，認識，”他說，“他們是我的朋友。” “那樣的話，”警察告誡說，“你最好把他們從這裏弄走。” “好的，警官。”那男子回答說，接着就開始瘋狂般地做起划槳的動作來。 練習參考答案： ①C②A③C④A⑤D
