英语幽默小故事-Bad Business
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A salesman was chatting with the owner of a motel."Business is terrible," said the motel owner. 'Really bad." "But every time I drive by here you have the 'no vacancy' sign on. " said the salesman. "That's true," replied the motel owner. "But I used to turn away 30 to 35 people a night. Now, I only turn away ten to 15." Notes: (1) motel n.汽车旅馆 (3) turn away n.谢绝 (2) vacancy n.空缺 Exercises: 根据短文判断下列句子正（T）、（F）： ① A motel is a hotel for motorists. ② The salesman was arguing with the owner of the motel. ③ When the motel owner said that business was terrible, the salesman did not believe him. ④ Every time the salesman drove by the motel, the motel was only half full. ⑤ The motel owner used to turn away ten to 13 people. 58.生意不好 一个商人在和汽车旅馆的主人闲聊。“生意大糟了，”旅馆主人说，“真的太糟了。 “可是每次我驾车经过这儿，你都挂上了‘客满’的牌子，”商人就。 “那倒是真的。”旅馆主人答道，“可是过去我一夜就谢绝三十至三十五人，而如今只能谢绝十至十五人。” 练习参考答案： ①T②F③T④F⑤F |
