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[J-128] Billion or Million 十亿或百万
A dear old lady once went to hear a lecture on astronomy. In the ensuing discussion she got up and asked anxiously, “When did you say that the sun will lose its heat and we shall all freeze to death?”
“In about four billion years,” was the reply.
Her tension subsided. “Thank the Lord,” she sighed. “I thought you said four million years. ”
[译注] 一个亲爱的老妇人有一次去听一个有关天文的演讲。在接着的讨论中，她起来焦虑地问：「你说太阳什么时候会失去热度而我们都将冻死啊？」
「在大约四十亿年之后，」是那回答。
她的紧张消沉了。「感谢上帝，」她叹息说。「我以为你说是四百万年呢。」
注： astronomy (天文学)， ensuing (= following, 跟随的，接续的)， tension (紧张)， subside (消沉)。
[复习填充] A dear old lady once went to hear a lecture on a______. In the en_____ discussion she got up and asked anxiously, “When did you say that the sun will lose its heat and we shall all f_____ to death?” “In about four b____ years,” was the reply. Her tension sub_____. “Thank the Lord,” she sighed. “I thought you said four m_____ years.”
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