英漢幽默故事選讀【80】
Way of Inducing
At the cleaner's, I noticed the sign "In by 10 a. m. , out by 5 p. m. " so I told the owner that I wanted to pick my clothing up at five. "it won't be ready," he said.
"But your sign says, 'In by 10 a. m. , out by 5 p. m.'," I reminded him.
"Oh," he replied, "that means me.
Notes:
remind v.提醒
Exercises:
根據短文回答下列問題：
① Where was the author?
② What did he notice?
③ What did the sign say?
④ What request did the author make to the owner?
⑤ What effect did the sign have?
招客有方
在洗衣店，我看到招牌上寫著：“上午10點進，下午5點出。”因此我就告訴店主我想在下午5點取衣。“下午5點還不能取，”他說。
“但是你的牌子上寫著：”上午10點進，下午5點出'，“我提醒他說。
“哦，”他回答說，“那指的是我。”
練習參考答案：
① He was at the cleaner's.
② He noticed a sign.
③ It said: "In by 10 a. m. , out by 5 P. M.
④ He told the owner that he wanted to collect his clothing at five.
⑤ The sign had the power of inducing.
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