A policeman caught a nasty little boy with a penknife in one hand and a squirrel in the other。
“Now listen。”the policeman said，“Whatever yo do to that poor，defenceless creature I shall personally do to you。”
“In that case。”said the boy，“I'll kiss its butt and let it go。”
一个警察捉到一个讨厌的小男孩，他一手拿着一个削笔刀一手捉着只松鼠。警察说：“听着，你对可怜的小动物做的事情我都可能对你做。”小男孩说：“如果这样的话，我就亲亲它的屁股让它走。”
1.squirrel n。松鼠
2.nasty adj。讨厌的，龌龊的，令人作呕的，使人难受的
This room has a very nasty smell。（这房间有一股很难闻的气味。）
3.defenceless adj。无防御的，无保护的
HIV makes you defenceless against infection and illness。（爱滋病病毒使你对有些感染和疾病失去抵抗力。）
4.butt：笑柄，烟头，屁股
自我测验17：
1.—Would you like to come to the dinner party here on Saturday？
—Thank you。I'd love to，I'll be out of town at the weekend。
A。becauseB。andC。soD。but
2.We didn't plan our art exhibition like that but it very well。
A。worked outB。tried outC。went onD。carried on
3.Have you seen the film“Titanic”，leading actor is world famous？
A。itsB。it'sC。whoseD。which
4.His inventionof no use by the scientists of that time。
A。considered beingB。considered to be？
C。was considered to beD。was considered being
5.I'd like to listen to VOA program but sometimes I can'ton my radio。
A。pick up itB。pick it out
C。pick it upD。look for it
6.As your spoken English gets better，your written English。
A。so doesB。so willC。so doD。neither will
7.The manwas a friend of mine。
A。you just talked toB。whom you just talked to him
C。who you just talked to himD。which you just talked to
key：1-56-7