初三英语小练习第十三周任务型阅读Once there were five beggars(乞丐)
One was English, one Turkish, one Greek, one was Arab and one was Persian
One day they met and decided to stay together, sharing what they had and helping each other in trouble times
Soon a man passed them in the street and gave them a coin
They talked about what to do with it
At last they decided to buy something to eat
“Let’s buy some grapes
” said the Englishman
But the Turkish wanted “uzum”, the Arab ”aneb”, the Greek “stafelea”, and the Persian insisted on “angur”
They did not understand each other’s language very well
Soon they were quarrelling and even fighting
While they were fighting about how to spend the money, a stranger came along
He knew all the five languages
He asked them why they were fighting
After they told him,