I've Just Bitten My Tongue

（单词翻译:单击）

    "Are we poisonous?" the young snake asked his mother.
    "Yes, dear," she replied - "Why do you ask?""Cause I've just bitten my tongue! "Notes:
    (1) poisonous adj.有毒的(2) Cause I've just bitten my tongue因为我刚咬了自己的舌头。句中Cause是Because的缩略形式。
    Exercises:
    根据短文回答下列问题：
    ① The young snake was a female¹ .
    ② The mother snake was puzzled by the young snake's question.
    ③ The young snake had just eaten something poisonous.
    ④ The young snake was going to die.
    ⑤ The young snake was worried about his survival² because he thought his own blood would kill him.
    21.我刚咬破自己的舌头“我们有毒吗？”一个年幼的蛇问它的母亲。
    “是的，亲爱的，”她回答说，“你问这个干什么？”
    “因为我刚刚咬破自己的舌头。”