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.