Reading water meters in an unfamiliar part of town, I came upon a house with no number. Then I noticed an elderly man gardening at the first house on that block.

　　Excuse me, I said to him. Are you Number One?

　　He smiled and replied, My wife thinks so!

Notes:

　　(1) water meter n.水表

　　(2) unfamiliar adj.不熟悉的

　　(3) come upon偶遇（等于come across）

　　(4) Number One第一；一号

Exercises:

根据短文回答下列问题：

　　① Where was the author?

　　② What was the author doing?

　　③ What problem did he encounter?

　　④ What was the elderly man doing?

　　⑤ Did the elderly man really understand what the author meant?

26.我老婆这样认为

　　在城区陌生地段查读水表时，我发现一处房子没有门牌号。接着，我看到这个街区的第一幢房子前有一位老人在养花。

　　“打扰，”我对他说，“您是第一（号）吗？”

　　他笑了，回答说：“我老伴是这样认为的。”

练习参考答案：

　　① In an unfamiliar part of town.

　　② He was reading water meters.

　　③ He came upon a house with no number.

　　④ He was gardening.

　　⑤ No, he didn't.