英語幽默小故事 15. It Seemed like Hours

　　As a band instructor at an elementary school, I require my students to turn in practice sheets signed by their parents so I can be sure they are putting in enough time. I had to laugh, however, when one parent wrote on her child's sheet, "Practiced 17 minutes, but it seemed like hours.

Notes:

　　(1) band n.樂隊

　　(2) instructor n.指揮

　　(3) turn in上交；歸還

　　(4) signed by their parents:由他們的父母簽名的。這是一個分詞短語作定語修飾sheets.

　　(5) so I can be sure they are putting in enough time:這樣我才能確定他們投入了足夠的時間。這是so that 引導的目的狀語從句，其中that省略。

Exercises:

根據短文判斷下列句子正（T）、誤（F）：

　　① The author is a member of the musical band at the elementary school.

　　② The instructor requires the students to hand in practice sheets once a month.

　　③ The purpose of the instructor's requirement is to make sure that the students are putting in enough time.

　　④ One child practiced for several hours, but the parent mistook for only 17 minutes.

　　⑤ From the passage we can infer that the parent is not keen on music.

15.猶如幾個時辰

　　作爲一個小學的樂隊指揮，爲了確保學生投入足夠的時間練習，我要求他們上交由他們父母簽字的練習單。可是有一次，一位家長的簽字把我逗樂了。練習單上寫着：“練習了17分鐘，但猶如幾個時辰。”

練習參考答案：

①F②F③T④F⑤T