A circus owner walked into a shop to see everyone crowded around a table watching a little show。On the table was an upside down pot and a duck tap dancing on it。The circus owner was so impressed that he offered to buy the duck from its owner。
After some wheeling and dealing，they settled for10，000 for the duck and the pot。
Three days later the circus owner runs back to the shop in anger，“Your duck is a rip-off！I put him on the pot before a whole audience，but he didn't dance a single step！”
“Hmmm……”thought the duck's former owner。“Did you remember to light the candle under the pot？”
一个马戏团的老板走进一家商店，看到每个人都挤在一张桌子那欣赏着一场表演。桌上放着一只倒置的壶，一只鸭子就在这只壶上跳舞。马戏团老板被这场表演深深吸引住了，他提出要从鸭子的主人那买走这只鸭子。
经过了一番讨价还价，双方最终敲定一万美金买得那只鸭子和那只壶。
三天后，马戏团老板气冲冲地回到这家店，他说到：“你的鸭子就是伪劣品！我把它放在那个壶上，然后一起呈现在观众面前，它却一步都不肯动！”
“恩……”鸭子的前主人思索道：“你记得点燃壶下的蜡烛吗？”
1.circus n。马戏团
Although life is only a circus，we still have to play vividly。（纵然生命只是一场马戏我们还是要活色生香的演下去。）
1.upside down颠倒，倒置
She turned the discussion upside down by asking foolish question。（她问了一个愚蠢的问题把讨论搞乱了。）
2.rip-off诈骗，误传，劣质品
That's a rip-off。I want my money back。（真是坑人，我要把我的钱要回来。）自我测验25：
1.sleep too late。It's bad for your health。
A。Do B。Not C。Don't D。Please not
2.My aunt isn't here。She Shanghai on business。She will be back in three days。
A。wentB。has gone to
C。has been toD。will go to
3.We all love Miss Yang。She always makes her history class very。
A。interest B。interests C。interestingD。interested
4.—I always listen to the teacherin class
—It's very clever of you to do that。
A。freeB。freelyC。careful D。carefully
5.—Dinner is ready。Help yourself！
—Wow！Itdelicious。Could you please tell me how to cook it？
A。tastesB。looksC。soundsD。feels
6.This English newspaper is very easy for the students because there arenew words in it。
A。little B。a littleC。fewD。a few
7.Remember tothe lights when you leave your classroom。
A。turn onB。turn offC。turn upD。turn down
8.—Do you like the pop star Zhou Jielun or the movie star Liu Dehua？
—。I am not their fan。
A。BothB。EitherC。NeitherD。All
9.—I believe we've met before。
—No，。I've never been here before。
A。it isn't the sameB。it's true
C。I don't think soD。I believe so
10.—Why notmusic club？
—I'm sorry。I can't sing or dance。
A。to joinB。joinC。joiningD。to join in
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