【阅读理解RecentlymywifeandIalongwithatravelcompanionwereinthetinytownofBattambangincentralCambodia．WehiredaguidetotakeusuptherivertoournextdestinationatSiemReap．T】|小学英语问答-字典翻译问答网

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【阅读理解RecentlymywifeandIalongwithatravelcompanionwereinthetinytownofBattambangincentralCambodia．WehiredaguidetotakeusuptherivertoournextdestinationatSiemReap．T】

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RecentlymywifeandIalongwithatravelcompanionwereinthetinytownofBattambangincentralCambodia．WehiredaguidetotakeusuptherivertoournextdestinationatSiemReap．ThiswastobeasixhourtripfollowedbycrossingLakeSapthelargestlakeincentralAsia．Battambangisanextremelypoorareaandourmodeoftransportationwasaverysmalloldboatnotmuchlargerthanthethreeofus．WithsixbagstiedtothefrontpartoftheboatfourtravelersandtheboatmanIfiguredwewereoverloadedbyatleastaton．Wefrequentlyhadseenfourorfivepeopleonasinglemotorbikesonoonebutuswasconcernedaboutourweight．Wehadbeenonthewateronlyafewminuteswhenourpilotmadeforshoreandjumpedfromourboattoanother．Ourguidesaidnottoworry;hewouldonlybeaminute．Headded“Weneedtopickuplivechickensfortheirlegs．”MywifeandIexchangedglances．Weareprettyopen-mindedespeciallywhentravelinginathird-worldcountry．Itwasobvioustherewaslittleroominourtinyvesselforchickens．Ifwehadtotakethemalongwewerewillingtoholdthemonourlegs——therewasnoplaceelsetoputthem．Thethoughtevenoccurredtomethatperhapsthechickenswereneedediftheboat’stinyenginestoppedinthemiddleofnowhereIhadavisionofusholdingthemoverthesideoftheboatwhiletheirtinylegspaddled(划)awayguidingustosafety．Afterallourguidehadsaidweneededthemfortheirlegs．Wecontinuedtomakemanyjokesaboutlivechickensdrawingustoshoreiftheboatturnedoverandwewereabouttoeatthemifwewereleftonawildisland．Meanwhileourguidejustgaveusapuzzledlook．Finallymywifeturnedtohimandasked“Howmanychickensarewetaking?”Atfirstheseemedtotallysurprisedandthenalargesmilespreadoverhisface．Hebentoverandbegantolaughuncontrollably．Mywifeturnedtomeandsaid“I’mgladhefindsthethoughtofusholdingchickensonourlegsforsixhourssofunny．”Whenhefinishedlaughinghelookedatusandpronouncedeverywordclearlyandloudly“Nolivechickens!”hesaid“Weneedlifejacketsforthelake!”Ittookamomentforthistosinkinand

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　　答案：1．C;2．B;3．D;4．A; 　　解析：　　(1)作者和他妻子以及其他游客已坐上一只又小又旧的船，刚行驶了几分钟，船又回到岸边，导航员跳到另一只船上去拿“livechickens”，而他们仍在那只小船上等着，这个笑话就是发生在当时。(2)船手的意思是“导航员去拿救生服，然后穿着它们穿过湖泊”，而由于这个船手说的英语叫这两个美国人听起来像是“livechickensforthelegs”。(3)这对美国夫妇和船手都为这个笑话而大笑，因此在旅途中他们就以“livechickens”而逗乐。这能从最后两句话中看得出来。(4)当作者的妻子问船手准备带几只鸡时，这使船手惊奇了一会儿，最后他终于明白了这对夫妻把他说的话误解为“livechickens”，所以他笑弯了腰。