我老婆这样认为
Reading water meters in an unfamiliar part of town， I came upon a house with no number. Then I noticed an elderly man gardening at the first house on that block.
“Excuse me，” I said to him. “Are you Number One？”
He smiled and replied， “My wife thinks so！”
Notes：
（1） water meter n.水表
（2） unfamiliar adj.不熟悉的
（3） come upon偶遇（等于come across）
（4） Number One第一；一号
Exercises：
根据短文回答下列问题：
① Where was the author？
② What was the author doing？
③ What problem did he encounter？
④ What was the elderly man doing？
⑤ Did the elderly man really understand what the author meant？
我老婆这样认为
在城区陌生地段查读水表时，我发现一处房子没有门牌号。接着，我看到这个街区的第一幢房子前有一位老人在养花。
“打扰，”我对他说，“您是第一（号）吗？”
他笑了，回答说：“我老伴是这样认为的。”
练习参考答案：
① In an unfamiliar part of town.
② He was reading water meters.
③ He came upon a house with no number.
④ He was gardening.
⑤ No， he didn't.
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