A group of Americans were traveling by tour bus through Holland. As they stopped at a cheese farm, a young guide led them through the process of cheese making, explaining that goats' milk was used.

 

　　She showed the group a lovely hillside where many goats were grazing¹. These, she explained, were the older goats put out to pasture² when they no longer produced. She then asked, "What do you do with your older goats in America?"

 

　　A spry old gentleman answered, "They send us on bus tours!"

 

Notes:

 

　　(1) hillside n. 山坡

 

　　(2) graze³ v.（指牛羊等）吃青草

 

　　(3) put out 把…送到外面去

 

　　(4) pasture n.牧场

 

　　(5) spry adj.活泼的

 

Exercises:

根据短文判断下列句子正（T）、（F）：

 

　　① The group of Americans were traveling by train.

 

　　② They visited a cheese farm.

 

　　③ The young guide told them that cattle milk was used to make cheese.

 

　　④ Older goats were put out to pasture when they no longer produced milk.

 

　　⑤ The old gentleman was making a joke.

 

96.美国老羊

 

　　一群美国人乘长途汽车在荷兰旅游。他们在一个奶酪场停下来。一位年轻的导游带他们参观了奶酪制作的全过程，解释说用的是羊奶。

 

　　她指给这群人一个美丽的山坡，山坡上许多羊在吃草。对这些，她解释说，是放逐草地的老羊，它们已不能再产奶。她然后问道：“在美国你们怎样处理老羊呢？”

 

　　一位活泼的老绅士回答说：“他们让我们乘车旅行！”

 

练习参考答案：

 

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