A bull wrestler was visiting his friend in a small town, and one night they stayed a little too long at the pub. Not wanting to drive, they decided to walk home. As they were crossing a farmer's field, a bull charged them. The wrestler grabbed the bull by the horns, and they went down in a snarling heap. Finally the bull jumped up and ran away. "Wow," said the friend, "that was quite a tussle. "

"Yeah," the wrestler replied, "and if I hadn't had that last drink, I would have gotten that guy off his bicycle.擾

Notes:

(1) bull wrestler斗牛士，也作bullfighter.

(2) charge v.袭击

(3) grab v.抓，握

(4) snarl v.缠结，纠结

(5) heap n.堆

(6) tussle n.扭打，扭斗

Exercises:

根据短文填空：

① A bull wrestler was visiting his friend _____a small town.

② One night they stayed a little too long _____ the pub.

③ _____ wanting to drive, they decided to walk home.

④ As they were crossing a farmer's field, a bull _____them.

⑤ The wrestler grabbed the bull _____the horns.

⑥ They _____in a snarling heap

⑦ That was _____I a tussle.

⑧ If I _____ had that last drink. I would have gotten that guy his bicycle.

91.斗牛士

一个斗牛士在一个小镇拜访他的朋友。一天夜里他们在酒馆里呆的时间稍长了一点。他们不想搭车，就决定步行回家。他们在穿过一片农田时，一头牛向他们冲过来。斗牛士抓住了牛的两只角，他们扭打在一起。最后牛跳起来跑走了。

“哇，”他朋友说，“好一场搏斗哇。”

“哦，”斗牛士回答说，“要不是我多喝了一杯，我非把那家伙从自行车上拽下来不可。”

练习参考答案：

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