17. Bill likes drinking beer. Вut hе alwayѕ drіnkѕ tоо much and gеtѕ drunk(醉的)(1) . One Saturday, he went to a bar and drank.
When he left the bar in the afternoon, he was drunk.
When he got home, Bill thought he should do something else for the(2) of the day. He decided to go ice fishing. So he took his fishing gear (渔具)and went looking around (3) he found a big patch of ice (一大片冰).
That's the place I'm looking for. There must be lots of fish under the ice, " Bill said to (4) . He headed into the center of the ice and began to chisel(凿) a fishing hole. (5) , a loud voice came out of the sky.
You will find (6) fish under that ice, " the voice said.
The drunk man was a little scared and looked around, but he saw no one. So he started chiseling again. (7) more, the voice spoke, As I said before, there are no fish under the ice. "
Bill looked all around again, (8) , but didn't see a single person nearby. He picked up the ice chisel and tried one more time to finish. Before he could even start cutting, the loud voice interrupted (打断) him.
I have (9) you three times now. There are no fish here. Go away, you drunk.
Bill was very(10) , so he asked the voice, " How do you know there are no fish? Are you a fairy (精灵) under the ice who is trying to warn me?"
No. the voice answered. "I am the manager (经理)of this outdoor ice skating rink(溜冰场).