英語幽默精讀【22】Job Technique
Vacationing on the island of Oahu, we were waiting in our tour bus for some stragglers to show up. A man, obviously not with our group, approached the bus and was about to board. How would our driver handle the situation, we wondered. Straight-faced, he leaned toward the door and asked, "Going to the nudist Colony, sir?"
"Oh, no," replied the would-be passenger, retreating quickly.
"Works every time," the driver said with a wink.
※ Notes
（1） Oahu n.瓦胡（島）
（2） straggler n.落伍者；掉隊者
（3） show up顯現
（4） approach v.走近；接近
（5） be about to（do）（表計劃）即將做
（6） board v.上（船、火車、飛機、公共汽車等）
（7） straight-faced adj.板起面孔的
（8） nudist Colony天體營（裸體主義者實行其信條的場所）
（9） retreating quickly迅速后退。這是一個分詞短語作狀語，表示伴隨狀況。
※ Exercises
根據短文填空：
① We were waiting in our tour bus for some _____ to show up.
② A man, obviously y not with our group, _____ the bus and was to board.
③ How would our driver _____the situation, we wondered.
④ He leaned _____the door.
⑤ "Oh, no, " replied the_____ passenger, _____quickly.
※ 譯文
工作技巧
在瓦湖島上度假時，我們坐在旅游車里等候掉隊的人。一位男子，明顯不是和我們一起的，朝旅游車走來并要上車。司機會怎么處理這種情況呢？我們都拭目以待。司機拉長了臉，向車門靠過去，問道：“先生，是去天體營嗎？”
“哦，不，”剛想乘車的男子回答說，迅速轉身而逃。
“每次都管用，”司機眨巴了一下眼睛說。
※ 練習參考答案
① stragglers ② approached；about ③ handle ④ toward ⑤would-be; retreating
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