英语幽默小故事-A Plumber
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My daughter Judy, who works for a plumbing company, found herself in need of a plumber at home. When she got to work, she asked that a plumber be sent. For several days her request was ignored. In desperation, as she departed one afternoon she left her boss this note - "I will come to work in the morning as soon as a plumber gets to my house. " One arrived shortly before 7 a. m. Notes: (1) plumber n.水管修理工 (2) ignore v.不理；不顾 (3) desperation n.不顾一切的冒险；拼命 (4) depart v.离开 Exercises: 根据短文判断下列句子正（T）、误（F）： ① One day, something was wrong with the plumb in Judy's house. ② For several days, Judy didn't ask for a plumber. ③ The company did not send a plumber to Judy's house because Judy herself was a plumber. ④ Judy was so furious that she left her boss a note indicating she wouldn't work any more. ⑤ Judy succeeded by writing a proper note to the 27.管道修理工 我女儿朱迪在一家管道公司工作。一日，她发现自己家里需要一个管道修理工。于是，去上班时，她要求派一个管修工到她家里。但一连几天，她的要求都没有得到回应。 出于无奈，一天下午下班时，她给老板留下这样一张字条：“明早管修工一到我家，我即刻来上班。”第二天早晨还不到七点钟就来了一位管修工。 练习参考答案： ①T②F③F④F⑤T |
