时间:2019-01-03 作者:英语课 分类:英汉幽默故事选读


英语课


  The mechanic was very busy when I took my car in for repairs, so I settled down in the waiting room with a book I'd brought along. The mechanic was in and out answering calls, and at one point he stopped and looked at me . "Would you do me a favor and flip 1 back a few pages when someone comes in? That way it won't look as if you've been here all day."



Notes:



  (1) mechanic n.汽车修理师



  (2) settle down安适地坐下或躺



  (3) do sb a favor帮助某人



  (4) flip v.以指捻



Exercises:



根据短文填空



  ① The mechanic was very busy when I took my car ______ repairs.



  ② So I______ down in the waiting room with a book I'd brought_____ .



  ③ The mechanic was ______ and ______answering calls.



  ④ Would you do me a favor and ______back a few pages when someone comes ______?



  ⑤ That way it won't look_____ _____ you've been here all day.



49.请帮个忙



  我把车拖去修理,机械师很忙。所以我就坐在接待室,拿出我随身带来的书读,机械师出出进进地打招呼。有一次,他停下来看了看我说:“你能帮我个忙吗?有人进来时,把书翻回几页行吗?那样的话,就不会看上去你在这儿呆了一整天了。”



练习参考答案:



① in; for ② settled; along ③ in ; out ④ flip in ⑤ as; if



vt.快速翻动;轻抛;轻拍;n.轻抛;adj.轻浮的
  • I had a quick flip through the book and it looked very interesting.我很快翻阅了一下那本书,看来似乎很有趣。
  • Let's flip a coin to see who pays the bill.咱们来抛硬币决定谁付钱。
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