高中英语作文1900字：复述故事:我在意大利的一次经历-A Traveler in Italy-My Eperience in Italy
我在意大利的一次经历
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1）阅读下面的故事：
a traveler in italy
an english man was once traveling in italy. one day he went into a small restaurant to order dinner. he understood very little italian and was unable to read the menu (菜单) . he knew the word egg, and so he ordered eggs. italy is famous, however, for its mushrooms (蘑菇) ,and the man wanted to try some mushrooms. the waiter did not speak a word of english and therefore could not help him. at last, the man took out of his pocket a pencil and a piece of paper. the waiter looked at the picture of the mushroom for a long while. he did not understand very well, but at last he left. he was gone a long time. after about half an hour he returned. but instead of mushrooms, he brought the man a large black umbrella.
2）根据故事内容，请以traveler的身分，用第一人称的口吻重述他在意大利的经历。短文应包括下列内容：
①traveler来餐馆想订菜吃饭。
②traveler和waiter不能相互交流思想。
③traveler想了什么办法来摆脱困境。
④waiter是怎样理解的，又是怎样做的。
⑤最后的结局如何。（请自己设想）
注意：（1）短文长度100词左右，要求意思连贯，表达清楚。
（2）短文的开头已写在下面，不计入总词数内。
i had a funny eperience in italy when i was traveling there…
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my eperience in italy
i had a funny eperience in italy when i was traveling there.
one day i went into a small restaurant to have dinner. i knew very little italian, so i could not read the menu. i wanted to order some mushrooms, as italy is famous for this food. however, i did not know the word for mushrooms. i called the waiter to help, but he did not know english at all. i took out a pencil and a piece of paper, and drew a picture of a mushroom. the waiter seemed to understand and left immediately. about half an hour later he returned with a large black umbrella. i was greatly disappointed. however, i paid for the umbrella and got it back to my hotel. (113 words)
【写法指要】
复述故事一般都有词数限制。有时，可能会让你把几页甚至几十页的一篇故事用一、二百词复述出来。这样，作者就要对原文内容作出取舍，保留主要情节，删去枝节问题。例如本篇就只保留了与“mushroom”有关的情节，而把无关的“ordered eggs”的情节删掉了。