英語幽默精讀【27】A Plumber
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；不顧
（3） desperation n.不顧一切的冒險(xiǎn)；拼命
（4） depart v.離開
※ Exercises
根據(jù)短文判斷下列句子正（T）、誤（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
※ 譯文
管道修理工
我女兒朱迪在一家管道公司工作。一日，她發(fā)現(xiàn)自己家里需要一個(gè)管道修理工。于是，去上班時(shí)，她要求派一個(gè)管修工到她家里。但一連幾天，她的要求都沒有得到回應(yīng)。
出于無奈，一天下午下班時(shí)，她給老板留下這樣一張字條：“明早管修工一到我家，我即刻來上班。”第二天早晨還不到七點(diǎn)鐘就來了一位管修工。
※ 練習(xí)參考答案
①T②F③F④F⑤T
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