英語幽默小故事 The Story of a Snail

　　When a snail crossed the road, he was run over by a turtle. Regaining consciousness in the emergency room, he was asked what caused the accident.

　　"I really can't remember," the snail replied. "You see, it all happened so fast."

Notes:

　　(1) snail n.蝸牛

　　(2) run over碾過（在地上的某人或某物）

　　(3) regain v.恢復

　　(4) consciousness n.知覺

　　(5) emergency n.緊急事件；緊急情況

Exercises:

根據短文回答下列問題：

　　① What did the snail do one day?

　　② What happened to him ?

　　③ Where did he regain consciousness?

　　④ Could he till remember what caused the accident?

51.蝸牛的故事

　　一個蝸牛過馬路，被一個烏龜從身上碾過。在急救室裏它恢復了知覺，有的人問它事故是怎樣發生的。

　　“我記不起來了，”蝸牛回答說，“你瞧，一切發生得都太快了。”

練習參考答案：

　　① He crossed the road.

　　② He was run over by a turtle.

　　③ In the emergency room.

　　④ No, he couldn't.