Four friends were arguing over whose dog was the smartest. The first man, an engineer, called to his dog, "T Square, show your stuff. " The dog trotted over to a desk, pulled out a paper and pencil, and drew a perfect triangle.


　　The next guy, an accountant, called to his dog, "Slide Rule, go ahead. " The dog went to the kitchen, nibbled opened a bag of cookies and divided the contents into four equal piles.


　　The next man, a chemist, beckoned his dog, Beaker, to show what he could do. The dog went to the fridge, took out a quart of milk and poured out exactly eighty ounces into a measuring cup.


　　The last man was a government worker. "Coffee Break," he hollered to his dog, "go to it. " With that, the dog jumped to his feet, soiled the paper, ate the cookies and drank the milk.


Notes:


　　(1) do (show) your stuff顯顯你的本領(lǐng)；露一手


　　(2) trot v. 疾走；快步走


　　(3) triangle n.三角形


　　(4) accountant n會計


　　(5) nibble v.輕咬


　　(6) beckon v.招手令他人走近或跟著來


　　(7) ounce n.盎司（重量單位，常衡為1/16磅）


　　(8) holler v.喊叫


　　(9) soil v.弄臟；弄污


Exercises:


根據(jù)短文回答問號問題：


　　① What were the four friends arguing about?


　�、� What did the first man's dog do?


　�、� How many parts did the second man's dog divide the cookies into?


　�、� How much milk did the third man's dog pour into the measuring cup?


　�、� Can we find out whose dog was the smartest?


誰的狗最


　　四個朋友在為誰的狗最聰明而爭吵。第一個人是個工程師，他對自己的狗喊道：“T形角，使出你的本領(lǐng)來。”這只狗便跑向一個書桌，拉出一張紙和一支鉛筆，畫出了一個完美的三角形。


　　第二個人是個會計。他對他的狗說：“珠算法，上吧。”那狗直奔廚房，用嘴咬開一袋甜餅并把餅分成了四等份。


　　第三個人是位藥劑師。他命令他的狗----量杯，表現(xiàn)一下。但見那狗徑直走向冰箱，叼出一瓶牛奶并精確地把八盎司牛奶倒入一個量杯中。


　　最后一位是政府職員。“休息時間，”他對自己的狗喊叫，“去吧。”話還未落，那狗便跳將起來，踏污了那張紙，吃掉了所有的甜餅，喝光了那杯牛奶。


練習(xí)參考答案：


① They were arguing about whose dog was the smartest.


　�、� He drew a perfect triangle.


　�、� Four.


　�、� Eight ounces.


　　⑤ The fourth man's dog was the smartest.

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