110.Until They're Free
时间：2019-01-03 作者：英语课 分类：英汉幽默故事选读
Deciding to do some back-yard landscaping, my father-in-law 1 went to the brickyard to buy quantity of brick 2. When he asked the salesclerk about the cost, the man replied. "The more you buy, the cheaper they are."
"'is that so?" said my father-in-law." Then just keep loading them on my truck until they're free.
Notes:
(1) landscaping n.庭院布置
(2) brick-yard n.砖场
Exercises:
根据短文判断下列句子正（T）、（F）：
① My father-in-law wanted to do some front-yard landscaping.
② He went to the brickyard to buy quantity of brick.
③ The salesclerk meant that the bricks 3 could be free of charge if a customer bought in large quantities.
④ Hearing the salesclerk' words, my father-in-law was very glad.
⑤ My father-in-law used a truck to carry the bricks.
110.直到免费为止
我岳父打算买些砖来修整一下后院。他到砖厂拉砖，当问到砖价时，售货员回答说：“买得越多，价格越低。”
“真的吗？”我岳父说，“那么往我的卡车上猛装吧，一直装到免费为止。”
练习参考答案：
①F②T③F④T⑤T
- He met his future father-in-law during his visit to Boston.他在波士顿小住期间遇见了他未来的岳父。
- His father-in-law is a plantation manager.他岳父是个种植园经营者。
- She stared blankly at the brick wall in front of her.她面无表情地瞪着面前的砖墙。
- I bought a brick of ice cream for my daughter.我给女儿买了块冰砖。