英漢幽默故事選讀【100】
The Advantage of Noise
Wherever I drove my old car over 55 miles per hour ,it vibrated terribly, so I decided to sell it. My first customer wanted to buy the car, and I battled with my conscience over whether or not to tell him of the vehicle's problem. Finally I did the right thing. Expecting him to drop the deal, I was surprised by his reply.
"That's okay," he said. "I'm buying this car for my daughter. If she complains about a vibration, I'll know she's driving too fast. "
Notes:
（1） advantage n.優(yōu)點(diǎn)；好處
（2） vibrate v.震動(dòng)；顫動(dòng)
（3） conscience n.良心
（4） deal n.交易；成交
（5） complain about 對(duì)…進(jìn)行抱怨
Exercises:
根據(jù)短文填空：
① Wherever I drove my old car _____55 miles per hour, it vibrated terribly.
② I battled _____my conscience _____whether or not to tell him of the vehicle's problem.
③ Finally I did the _____thing.
④ Expecting him to _____ the deal, I was surprised by his reply.
⑤ If she complains _____ a vibration, I'll know she's driving too fast.
嗓音的優(yōu)點(diǎn)
每當(dāng)我駕駛我那輛舊車時(shí)速超過55英里時(shí)，它就劇烈地震動(dòng)起來，所以我決定賣掉它。我的第一位買主想買這輛車。圍繞是否告訴他這輛車的問題，我經(jīng)歷了一番與良心的較量。終于我做對(duì)了。
我想他會(huì)放棄這個(gè)交易，卻對(duì)他的回答吃了一驚。
“那沒什么，”他說，“我是給我女兒買這車的。如果她抱怨震動(dòng)的話，那我就知道她開得太快了。”
練習(xí)參考答案：
① over ② with; over ③ right ④ drop ⑤ about
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