One day, I happened to meet an Englishman in the street and soon we began to talk. As I was talking about how I was studying English, the foreigner seemed to be very surprised, gently shaking his head and saying “You don’t say!”
I was confused, and I thought, “Perhaps this is not a right thing to talk about.” Then I said to him, “Well, shall we talk about the Great Wall? Have you ever visited it?”
“Certainly! Everyone back home will laugh at me if I leave here without seeing it. The Great Wall is wonderful! ” “Yes, it is one of the wonders in the world. And people of many countries have come to visit it.” As I went on telling him more about it, he stopped me again, “You don’t say!”
I couldn’t help asking, “Why couldn’t I talk about it?”
“Well, I didn’t stop you talking about it,” he answered, greatly surprised.
“Didn’t you say ‘You don’t say!’?” I asked again.
Hearing this, the foreigner laughed loudly. He began to explain, “’You don’t say!’ means ‘Really’. Perhaps you know little about English idioms(習慣用語).”
Wow! How foolish I was! Since then I have been careful with English idioms.
【小題1】What made the foreigner laugh loudly?

One day I happened to meet an Englishman in the street and soon we began to talk. As I  was talking about how I was studying English, the foreigner seemed to be very surprised, gently shaking his head and saying “You don’t say!” I was puzzled, and I thought , “Perhaps this is not a right thing to talk about.” So I said to him, “Well, shall we talk about the Great Wall? Have you ever been there?”
“Certainly! Everyone back home will laugh at me if I leave here without seeing it. The Great Wall is wonderful!” “Yes, it is one of the wonders in the world. And people of many countries have come to visit it.” As I went on telling him more about it, he stopped me again, “You don’t say!”
I couldn’t help asking, “Why do you ask me not to talk about it? ”
“Well, I didn’t ask you to do so,” he answered, greatly surprised.
“Did you say ‘You don’t say!’?” I asked again.
Hearing this, the foreigner laughed loudly. He began to explain, “‘You don’t say!’ means ‘Really’. Perhaps you know little about English idioms(慣用語).”
Wow! How foolish I was! Since then I have been careful with English idioms.
【小題1】The writer was puzzled because                  .

One day, I happened to meet an Englishman in the street and soon we began to talk. As I was talking about how I was studying English, the foreigner seemed to be very surprised, gently shaking his head and saying “You don’t say!”

I was confused, and I thought, “Perhaps this is not a right thing to talk about.” Then I said to him, “Well, shall we talk about the Great Wall? Have you ever visited it?”

“Certainly! Everyone back home will laugh at me if I leave here without seeing it. The Great Wall is wonderful! ” “Yes, it is one of the wonders in the world. And people of many countries have come to visit it.” As I went on telling him more about it, he stopped me again, “You don’t say!”

I couldn’t help asking, “Why couldn’t I talk about it?”

“Well, I didn’t stop you talking about it,” he answered, greatly surprised.

“Didn’t you say ‘You don’t say!’?” I asked again.

Hearing this, the foreigner laughed loudly. He began to explain, “’You don’t say!’ means ‘Really’. Perhaps you know little about English idioms(習慣用語).”

Wow! How foolish I was! Since then I have been careful with English idioms.

1.What made the foreigner laugh loudly?

2.Where does the story most probably happen?

3.The English idiom “You don’t say!” means _______.

4.What does the writer learn from his own experience? He should _______.

5.The story tells us _______ between languages in different countries.

One day I happened to meet an Englishman in the street and soon we began to talk. As I  was talking about how I was studying English, the foreigner seemed to be very surprised, gently shaking his head and saying “You don’t say!” I was puzzled, and I thought , “Perhaps this is not a right thing to talk about.” So I said to him, “Well, shall we talk about the Great Wall? Have you ever been there?”

“Certainly! Everyone back home will laugh at me if I leave here without seeing it. The Great Wall is wonderful!” “Yes, it is one of the wonders in the world. And people of many countries have come to visit it.” As I went on telling him more about it, he stopped me again, “You don’t say!”

I couldn’t help asking, “Why do you ask me not to talk about it? ”

“Well, I didn’t ask you to do so,” he answered, greatly surprised.

“Did you say ‘You don’t say!’?” I asked again.

Hearing this, the foreigner laughed loudly. He began to explain, “‘You don’t say!’ means ‘Really’. Perhaps you know little about English idioms(慣用語).”

 Wow! How foolish I was! Since then I have been careful with English idioms.

1.The writer was puzzled because                  .

A. the foreigner has some difficulty in understanding him.   

B. the writer himself didn’t understand the meaning of “You don’t say!”

C. the foreigner was not polite.          

D. the writer was very clever 

2.What made the foreigner laugh?

A. The English idioms                   B. The writer’s talking about the Great Wall             

C. The writer’s explanation             D. The writer’s question

3.The story probably happened in                  .

A. China            B. America          C. England          D. Canada

4.The writer was puzzled                  in the passage.

A. once         B. twice                C. three times          D. four times

5.The English idiom “You don’t say!” means “                ”

A. Thank you        B.OK                C. Really               D.  Sorry

One day, I happened to meet an Englishman in the street and soon we began to talk. As I was talking about how I was studying English, the foreigner seemed to be very surprised, gently shaking his head and saying, “You don’t say! You don’t say!” I was puzzled, and I thought, “Perhaps this is not a right thing to talk about.” So I said to him, “Well, shall we talk about the Great Wall? Have you ever been there?”
“Certainly, everyone back home will laugh at me if I leave here without seeing it. The Great Wall is wonderful!” “Yes, it is one of the wonders in the world. And people of many countries have come to visit it.” As I went on telling him more about it, he stopped me again, “You don’t say!”
I couldn’t help asking, “Why do you ask me not to talk about it?”
The foreigner said, “I don’t say that. Why do you think so?”
“Didn’t you say ‘you don’t say!’?” I asked again.
Hearing this, the foreigner laughed loudly. He began to explain, “’You don’t say!’ means ‘Really?’ Perhaps you know little about English idioms.”
Wow! How foolish I was! Since then I have been careful with English idioms.
【小題1】 The writer began to talk about the Great Wall because ______.
A. the Englishman told him to do so     
B. he tried to find a new and right topic
C. he couldn’t talk about his study any more
【小題2】When the writer asked, “Why do you ask me not to talk about it?”,
the Englishman felt ______.
A. angry                        B. interested                   C. surprised
【小題3】Here “You don’t say!” means ______.
A. “Stop talking!”               
B. “really?”                 
C. “Look out.”
【小題4】The story may happen in ______.
A. China                        B. England                  C. Australia
【小題5】This is a story about ______.
A. nice trips                  
B. good manners            
C. English idioms

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I couldn’t help asking, “Why do you ask me not to talk about it?”

“Well, I didn’t ask you to do so,” he answered, gently surprised.

“Didn’t you say ‘You don’t say!’?” I asked again.

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Wow! How f  10   I was! Since then I have been careful with English idioms.

One day, I happened to meet an Englishman in the street and soon we began to talk. As I was talking about how I was studying English, the foreigner     1    (seem) to be very surprised, gently shaking his head and saying" You don't say!".

I was puzzled(迷惑的) and I thought , "Perhaps this     2      (not, be) a right thing to talk about. " So I said to him, " Well, shall we talk about the Great Wall?    .3    (be) you

ever   3   there? "  " Certainly! I     4    (laugh) at if I leave here without seeing it. The Great Wall is wonderful!" " Yes, it is one of the wonders in the world. And people from many countries     5     (come) to visit it. " As I went on     6    (tell) him more about it, he stopped me again," You don't say!"

I couldn't help asking, "Why do you ask me     7    (not, talk) about it?"

    " Well, I didn't ask you to do so, " He answered, greatly surprised.

    "Didn't you say 'You don't say! '?" I    8    (ask) again.

    Hearing  this,  the  foreigner  laughed  loudly.   He  began  to  explain.

" 'You don't say! '    9    (mean) 'Really'. Perhaps you know little about English

idioms (慣用語). "

Wow！ How foolish I     10    (be)! Since then I have been careful with English idioms.

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