365个英语简短小故事- 63. The Wedding Gift (2)
时间：2018-12-31 作者：英语课 分类：365个英语简短小故事
Aaron asked Ray if he had looked everywhere for Walt’s gift. Had he called up the wedding site to see if anything had been left behind? Ray said that he had looked everywhere and made a lot of calls that were fruitless.
Ray didn’t know what to do. If he sent Walt and Mary a thank you note for a gift they hadn’t given, they would be insulted 1. If he didn’t send them a thank you note for a gift they HAD given, they would be insulted.
“What would you do?” Ray asked. Aaron said he would call Walt up and tell him the problem.
“You can’t go wrong with simply being honest,” Aaron said.
“Oh, yes, you can,” Ray countered 2. “Sometimes it’s best to let sleeping dogs lie.” But he thought about it, and finally decided 3 that honesty 4 might be the best policy 5. He called Walt and told him the problem. Walt said that yes, he had given an envelope. In fact, the envelope contained $500 cash.
“$500?!” Ray asked. “That’s a lot of cash, Walt!” Walt admitted that it was, but he had gotten a fat raise early that year and Ray’s was the only wedding he’d been to in quite a while. Ray thanked him very much, and apologized sincerely for someone stealing Walt’s generous 6 gift. Walt told him that it was “only money.”
When Ray told Aaron about Walt’s gift, Aaron laughed. “The only thief at the wedding was Walt! I quit playing cards with him last year because I caught him cheating. And it was only a $10 pot! I’m sure I told you about that.”
“Yes, you did tell me,” Ray said. But, of course, he had to send Walt a thank you note anyway.
- I have never been so insulted in my life! 我一生中从未被如此侮辱过！
- These boys insulted a girl by spitting at her. 这几个男孩向一个女孩吐口水侮辱她。
- She countered that her advice had not been heeded. 她反驳说她的建议未被重视。
- He countered my proposal with one of his own. 他以自己的一个建议来反对我的。
- This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
- There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
- I would never question his honesty.我绝不会怀疑他的诚实。
- All respect him for his honesty.他为人诚实，大家都尊敬他。
- This policy is very tough.这个政策是很强硬的。
- The country has always pursued a policy of peace.该国一直奉行和平政策。