"Are we poisonous?" the young snake asked his mother.

"Yes, dear," she replied - "Why do you ask?"

"Cause I've just bitten my tongue! "

Notes:

(1) poisonous adj.有毒的

(2) Cause I've just bitten my tongue因为我刚咬了自己的舌头。句中Cause是Because的缩略形式。

Exercises:

根据短文回答下列问题：

① The young snake was a female .

② The mother snake was puzzled by the young snake's question.

③ The young snake had just eaten something poisonous.

④ The young snake was going to die.

⑤ The young snake was worried about his survival because he thought his own blood would kill him.

21.我刚咬破自己的舌头

“我们有毒吗？”一个年幼的蛇问它的母亲。

“是的，亲爱的，”她回答说，“你问这个干什么？”

“因为我刚刚咬破自己的舌头。”

练习参考答案：

①F②T③F④F⑤T