49. Do Me a Favor
The mechanic was very busy when I took my car in for repairs, so I settled down in the waiting room with a book I'd brought along. The mechanic was in and out answering calls, and at one point he stopped and looked at me . "Would you do me a favor and flip back a few pages when someone comes in? That way it won't look as if you've been here all day."
Notes:
(1) mechanic n.汽車修理師
(2) settle down安適地坐下或躺
(3) do sb a favor幫助某人
(4) flip v.以指捻
Exercises:
根據(jù)短文填空
① The mechanic was very busy when I took my car ______ repairs.
② So I______ down in the waiting room with a book I'd brought_____ .
③ The mechanic was ______ and ______answering calls.
④ Would you do me a favor and ______back a few pages when someone comes ______?
⑤ That way it won't look_____ _____ you've been here all day.
49.請(qǐng)幫個(gè)忙
我把車拖去修理,機(jī)械師很忙。所以我就坐在接待室,拿出我隨身帶來的書讀,機(jī)械師出出進(jìn)進(jìn)地打招呼。有一次,他停下來看了看我說:“你能幫我個(gè)忙嗎?有人進(jìn)來時(shí),把書翻回幾頁行嗎?那樣的話,就不會(huì)看上去你在這兒呆了一整天了。”
練習(xí)參考答案:
① in; for ② settled; along ③ in ; out ④ flip in ⑤ as; if
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