第76期双语笑话加练习题 给哪一个回电话（1）
After I took office as mayor of a small Kentucky city, an unfortunate incident precipitated some hateful phone calls to my home. One night while I was conducting a city-council meeting, my wife answered the phone.
"Is this the home of Bert May, the mayor?" a woman's voice asked.
When my wife explained that I was at a meeting and would return her call if she left a name and number, the caller said. "That's confidential. This is his girlfriend. "
My wife, knowing this was all a ruse, calmly responded, "Lady, if you don't leave your name and number, he won't know which one to call back
Notes:
(1) take office 任职 (4) confidential adj.保密的
(2) precipitate v.使突然发生 (5) ruse n.欺诈
(3) conduct v.主持
Exercises:
根据短文选择正确答案：
(1) (2) (3)本文地址：http://www.dioenglish.com/writing/humor/35719.html
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