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12 An Unexpected Answer Three men were travelling across the desert when their car broke down. There was no other traffic, so their only hope was to walk. Before they set off, they looked around in the car for useful things to take with them. One of the men took a bottle of whisky. Another took an umbrella. The third unscrewed a door from the car and carried that. After they had been walking for almost a day, they came across a camel caravan travelling towards them. Lets try to join the caravan, one of the men said. Its going the wrong way but well be safer than if we keep on alone across the desert. The others agreed, so they asked the leader of the caravan for permission to join it. You can join the caravan only if you answer three questions, he said. He pointed to the first mans bottle. What is that and why are you carrying it? he asked him. Its a bottle of whiskey. I decided to carry it with me so that if I feel miserable and want to give up, I can get drunk, cheer myself up and then keep on walking. Very sensible, the leader of the caravan said. Then he pointed to the next man and his umbrella. It hasnt rained in the desert for many years, he said. Why are you carrying an umbrella? I dont want to get heat exhaustion, he replied. The umbrella will give me shade from the sun. Very sensible, the leader of the caravan said. He pointed to the third man and his car door. And why are you carrying a car door? he asked him. I thought that if I got too hot I could open the window and let some air in, he explained. New Words and Expressions desert / dezat / n.沙漠whisky/ hwiski / n.威士忌酒 camel / ksemal / n骆驼 caravan / kaeravasn / n.商队 permission / pamijsn / n.许可 shade / jeid / n.荫 EXERCISE I 1. Choose the best answer a, b, c or d, to these questions about the story. 在a.b.c.d.e中选出一个最适合本故事的答案 A. What happened to the mens car? It fell over a cliff. It had an accident. It stopped and wouldnt start again. They exchanged it for another one. B. Each of the men took something