英語幽默小故事 9. Whose Dog Was the Smartest

　　Four friends were arguing over whose dog was the smartest. The first man, an engineer, called to his dog, "T Square, show your stuff. " The dog trotted over to a desk, pulled out a paper and pencil, and drew a perfect triangle.

　　The next guy, an accountant, called to his dog, "Slide Rule, go ahead. " The dog went to the kitchen, nibbled opened a bag of cookies and divided the contents into four equal piles.

　　The next man, a chemist, beckoned his dog, Beaker, to show what he could do. The dog went to the fridge, took out a quart of milk and poured out exactly eighty ounces into a measuring cup.

　　The last man was a government worker. "Coffee Break," he hollered to his dog, "go to it. " With that, the dog jumped to his feet, soiled the paper, ate the cookies and drank the milk.

Notes:

　　(1) do (show) your stuff顯顯你的本領；露一手

　　(2) trot v. 疾走；快步走

　　(3) triangle n.三角形

　　(4) accountant n會計

　　(5) nibble v.輕咬

　　(6) beckon v.招手令他人走近或跟着來

　　(7) ounce n.盎司（重量單位，常衡爲1/16磅）

　　(8) holler v.喊叫

　　(9) soil v.弄髒；弄污

Exercises:

根據短文回答問號問題：

　　① What were the four friends arguing about?

　　② What did the first man's dog do?

　　③ How many parts did the second man's dog divide the cookies into?

　　④ How much milk did the third man's dog pour into the measuring cup?

　　⑤ Can we find out whose dog was the smartest?

誰的狗最聰明

　　四個朋友在爲誰的狗最聰明而爭吵。第一個人是個工程師，他對自己的狗喊道：“T形角，使出你的本領來。”這隻狗便跑向一個書桌，拉出一張紙和一支鉛筆，畫出了一個完美的三角形。

　　第二個人是個會計。他對他的狗說：“珠算法，上吧。”那狗直奔廚房，用嘴咬開一袋甜餅並把餅分成了四等份。

　　第三個人是位藥劑師。他命令他的狗----量杯，表現一下。但見那狗徑直走向冰箱，叼出一瓶牛奶並精確地把八盎司牛奶倒入一個量杯中。

　　最後一位是政府職員。“休息時間，”他對自己的狗喊叫，“去吧。”話還未落，那狗便跳將起來，踏污了那張紙，吃掉了所有的甜餅，喝光了那杯牛奶。

練習參考答案：

① They were arguing about whose dog was the smartest.

　　② He drew a perfect triangle.

　　③ Four.

　　④ Eight ounces.

　　⑤ The fourth man's dog was the smartest.