Reading water meters in an unfamiliar part of town, I came upon a house with no number. Then I noticed an elderly man gardening at the first house on that block.

"Excuse me," I said to him. "Are you Number One?"

He smiled and replied, "My wife thinks so!"

Notes:

(1) water meter n.水表

(2) unfamiliar adj.不熟悉的

(3) come upon偶遇（等于come across）

(4) Number One第一；一号

Exercises:

根据短文回答下列问题：

① Where was the author?

② What was the author doing?

③ What problem did he encounter?

④ What was the elderly man doing?

⑤ Did the elderly man really understand what the author meant?

26.我老婆这样认为

在城区陌生地段查读水表时，我发现一处房子没有门牌号。接着，我看到这个街区的第一幢房子前有一位老人在养花。

“打扰，”我对他说，“您是第一（号）吗？”

他笑了，回答说：“我老伴是这样认为的。”

练习参考答案：

① In an unfamiliar part of town.

② He was reading water meters.

③ He came upon a house with no number.

④ He was gardening.

⑤ No, he didn't.