英漢幽默故事選讀【27】
A Plumber
My daughter Judy, who works for a plumbing company, found herself in need of a plumber at home. When she got to work, she asked that a plumber be sent. For several days her request was ignored.
In desperation, as she departed one afternoon she left her boss this note - "I will come to work in the morning as soon as a plumber gets to my house. " One arrived shortly before 7 a. m.
Notes:
（1） plumber n.水管修理工
（2） ignore v.不理；不顧
（3） desperation n.不顧一切的冒險；拼命
（4） depart v.離開
Exercises:
根據短文判斷下列句子正（T）、誤（F）：
① One day, something was wrong with the plumb in Judy's house.
② For several days, Judy didn't ask for a plumber.
③ The company did not send a plumber to Judy's house because Judy herself was a plumber.
④ Judy was so furious that she left her boss a note indicating she wouldn't work any more.
⑤ Judy succeeded by writing a proper note to the
管道修理工
我女兒朱迪在一家管道公司工作。一日，她發現自己家里需要一個管道修理工。于是，去上班時，她要求派一個管修工到她家里。但一連幾天，她的要求都沒有得到回應。
出于無奈，一天下午下班時，她給老板留下這樣一張字條：“明早管修工一到我家，我即刻來上班。”第二天早晨還不到七點鐘就來了一位管修工。
練習參考答案：
①T②F③F④F⑤T
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