英漢幽默故事選讀【110】

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Until They're Free

　　Deciding to do some back-yard landscaping, my father-in-law went to the brickyard to buy quantity of brick. When he asked the salesclerk about the cost, the man replied. "The more you buy, the cheaper they are."

　　"'is that so?" said my father-in-law." Then just keep loading them on my truck until they're free.

　　Notes:

　　（1） landscaping n.庭院布置
　　（2） brick-yard n.磚場

　　Exercises:

　　根據短文判斷下列句子正（T）、（F）：
　　① My father-in-law wanted to do some front-yard landscaping.
　　② He went to the brickyard to buy quantity of brick.
　　③ The salesclerk meant that the bricks could be free of charge if a customer bought in large quantities.
　　④ Hearing the salesclerk' words, my father-in-law was very glad.
　　⑤ My father-in-law used a truck to carry the bricks.

直到免費為止

　　我岳父打算買些磚來修整一下后院。他到磚廠拉磚，當問到磚價時，售貨員回答說：“買得越多，價格越低。”

　　“真的嗎？”我岳父說，“那么往我的卡車上猛裝吧，一直裝到免費為止。”

　　練習參考答案：

　　①F②T③F④T⑤T

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