Uncle Frank, at 79, was a healthy and wealthy man, a lifelong bachelor. He courted a lot, he said, but "never boiled over-just simmered." On a whim, he decided to take a trip around the country to look up nearly a dozen old girlfriends. Upon his return he exclaimed, "Whew! Thank goodness I never married any of those women - They're all widows now! Notes: (1) bachelor n.單身漢 (2) court v.向求愛；追求 (3) boil over 沸騰而溢出（本文指全身心地投入付出） (4) simmer v.（做菜時）煨（本文指見好就收） (5) whim n.一時的興致；奇想 (6) look up探訪 Exercises: 根據短文判斷下列句子正（T）、（F）： ① Uncle Frank was very wealthy but poor in health. ② Uncle Frank never married in his life. ③ He had chased many girls, but had not married any of them. ④ He suddenly had an idea of visiting his old girlfriends. ⑤ He thought if he had married any of those girls, he wouldn't have lived so long. 130.要否結婚 弗蘭克叔叔七十八歲了，富有而健康。他是個終生單身漢。他曾追求過很多女孩，但“從不過熱----見好就收”。一天他突發奇想，決定四處走走，去看看他那些接近一打的舊時女友。 他回來即嘆道：“噓！謝天謝地幸虧我沒娶那些女人中的任何一個。如今她們都成寡婦了！” 練習參考答案： ①F②T③T④T⑤T padding-bottom: 125%;">
