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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.


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