A bull wrestler1 was visiting his friend in a small town, and one night they stayed a little too long at the pub. Not wanting to drive, they decided2 to walk home. As they were crossing a farmer's field, a bull charged them. The wrestler grabbed the bull by the horns, and they went down in a snarling4 heap. Finally the bull jumped up and ran away. Wow, said the friend, that was quite a tussle5.

Yeah, the wrestler replied, and if I hadn't had that last drink, I would have gotten that guy off his bicycle.擾

Notes:

bull wrestler斗牛士，也作bullfighter.

charge v.襲擊

grab v.抓，握

snarl3 v.纏結，糾結

heap n.堆

tussle n.扭打，扭斗

Exercises:

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① A bull wrestler was visiting his friend _____a small town.

② One night they stayed a little too long _____ the pub.

③ _____ wanting to drive, they decided to walk home.

④ As they were crossing a farmer's field, a bull _____them.

⑤ The wrestler grabbed the bull _____the horns.

⑥ They _____in a snarling heap

⑦ That was _____I a tussle.

⑧ If I _____ had that last drink. I would have gotten that guy his bicycle.

91.斗牛士

一個斗牛士在一個小鎮拜訪他的朋友。一天夜里他們在酒館里呆的時間稍長了一點。他們不想搭車，就決定步行回家。他們在穿過一片農田時，一頭牛向他們沖過來。斗牛士抓住了牛的兩只角，他們扭打在一塊。最后牛跳起來跑走了。

哇，他朋友說，好一場搏斗哇。

哦，斗牛士回答說，要不是我多喝了一杯，我非把那家伙從自行車上拽下來不可。

訓練參考答案：

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