英语幽默小故事-Way of Inducing
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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: 根据短文回答下列问题： 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? 80.招客有方 在洗衣店，我看到招牌上写着：“上午10点进，下午5点出。”因此我就告诉店主我想在下午5点取衣。“下午5点还不能取，”他说。 “但是你的牌子上写着：‘上午10点进，下午5点出’，”我提醒他说。 “哦，”他回答说，“那指的是我。” 练习参考答案： 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. |
