When a snail crossed the road, he was run over by a turtle. Regaining consciousness in the emergency room, he was asked what caused the accident.

"I really can't remember," the snail replied. "You see, it all happened so fast."

Notes:

(1) snail n.蜗牛

(2) run over碾过（在地上的某人或某物）

(3) regain v.恢复

(4) consciousness n.知觉

(5) emergency n.紧急事件；紧急情况

Exercises:

根据短文回答下列问题：

① What did the snail do one day?

② What happened to him ?

③ Where did he regain consciousness?

④ Could he till remember what caused the accident?

51.蜗牛的故事

一个蜗牛过马路，被一个乌龟从身上碾过。在急救室里它恢复了知觉，有的人问它事故是怎样发生的。

“我记不起来了，”蜗牛回答说，“你瞧，一切发生得都太快了。”

练习参考答案：

① He crossed the road.

② He was run over by a turtle.

③ In the emergency room.

④ No, he couldn't.