1、Unit 3 The Million Pound Bank Note 菜 单 英语必修3 Unit 3 The Million Pound Bank Note Unit 3 The Million Pound Bank Note 菜 单 英语必修3 马克吐温的幽默是基于西方幽默的基础上，其机智、夸张、玩笑或者调侃式的回答总是给人以清新的感觉。美文导读话题链接 Unit 3 The Million Pound Bank Note 菜 单 英语必修3 When Mark Twain went back home from hisholiday,he drove to the station wit
2、h his baggage.Having put it into the train,he got into the smokingcar and sat down in one of the comfortable seats there.The car was empty when he got in,but a few minuteslater,another man got in and sat down on his oppositeseat.Mark Twain looked at the man and thought thatthis man looked quite unpl
3、easant.However,it wouldbe impolite to say nothing in that situation,so he saidgood morning to the man,and they began to talk.Unit 3 The Million Pound Bank Note 菜 单 英语必修3 Firsttheytalkedabouttheweather and then they talked aboutMaine.The stranger said，“WehavesomebeautifulwoodsinMaine.It would be a pi
4、ty to come toMaine without spending some timethere.I suppose you have been in ourwoods,havent you？”“Yes,Ihave，”answered Mark Twain.“Ive just spent three weeks thereUnit 3 The Million Pound Bank Note 菜 单 英语必修3 and I had a very good time,too.And let me tell yousomething.Although fishing isnt allowed i
5、n Maine atthis season,I ve gottwo hundred pounds ofbeautiful fish with my baggage in this train.I like toeat fish,so I packed it in ice to take it home withme.May I ask who you are,sir？”Unit 3 The Million Pound Bank Note 菜 单 英语必修3 The stranger looked at Mark Twain for severalseconds and then answere
6、d，“I m a policeofficer.My job is to catch people who hunt any fishduring the wrong seasons.And who are you？”MarkTwain was surprised and frightened when he heardthis.He thought quickly and then answered，“Well,Ill tell you,sir.Im the man who tells the biggestlies in America.”Unit 3 The Million Pound B
7、ank Note 菜 单 英语必修3 Tell whether the following statements in thereading are true or not.1.Mark Twain went to Maine for a holiday andspent two weeks in the woods there.2.Mark Twain met a stranger after he got into thesmoking car a few minutes later.3.Fishing is allowed in Maine at this season.4.The strangers job is to catch people whocommit(犯罪)a crime.答案 1.F 2.T 3.F 4.F