【阅读理解FarmerJoewasinhiscartwhenhewashitbyatruck．Hedecidedhisinjuriesfromtheaccidentwereseriousenoughtotakethetruckingcompany(whichcausedtheaccident)tocourt(法】

　　阅读理解

　　FarmerJoewasinhiscartwhenhewashitbyatruck．Hedecidedhisinjuriesfromtheaccidentwereseriousenoughtotakethetruckingcompany(whichcausedtheaccident)tocourt(法庭)．Incourtthetruckingcompany’slawyerwasquestioningFarmerJoe．“Didn’tyousayatthesamesceneoftheaccident‘I’mfine’”saidthelawyer．

　　FarmerJoeresponded“WellIwilltellyouwhathappened．Ihadjustloadedmyfavoritemule(骡子)Bessieintothe…”“Ididn’taskforanydetails”thelawyerinterrupted“Justanswerthequestion．Didyounotsayatthesceneoftheaccident‘I’mfine’?”

　　FarmerJoesaid“WellIhadjustgotBessieintothecartandIwasdrivingdowntheroad．．．”

　　Thelawyerinterruptedagainandsaid“JudgeIamtryingtomakeclearthefactthatatthesceneoftheaccidentthismantoldthepoliceonthescenethathewasjustfine．Nowseveralweeksaftertheaccidentheistryingtocoverthefact．Ibelieveheistellinglies．Pleasetellhimtosimplyanswerthequestion．”

　　BythistimetheJudgewasfairlyinterestedinFarmerJoe’sanswerandsaidtothelawyer“I’dliketohearwhathehastosayabouthisfavoritemuleBessie．”

　　JoethankedtheJudgeandwenton“WellasIwassayingIhadjustloadedBessiemyfavoritemuleintothecartandwasdrivingherdowntheroadwhenthishugetruckranintothestopsignandpushedmycartrightintheside．IwasthrownintoonesideandBessiewasthrownintotheother．”

　　“IwashurtsobadlythatIdidn’twanttomove．HoweverIcouldhearoldBessiebreathingloudlyandgroaning(呻吟)．Iknewshewasingreatpain．Shortlyaftertheaccidentatrafficpolicemancametothescene．HecouldhearBessiegroaningsohewentovertoher．Afterhelookedatherhetookouthisgunandshotherbetweentheeyes．Thenthepatrolmancameacrosstheroadwithhisgunandlookedatme．Hesaid“YourmulewasinsuchpainthatIhadtoshoother．Howareyoufeeling?”

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　　FarmerJoeandhismulewere__________．