365个英语简短小故事-319. The Bargain CD Set (2)
时间：2019-01-27 作者：英语课 分类：365个英语简短小故事
Sidney reread the song list and artists. He noticed that the classic song “Moon River” was sung by Danny Williams; Sidney thought that the original artist was actually Andy Williams. He told Gita that he had his doubts. She told him not to buy it, but he decided 1 to take a chance on it—after all, it was only $11.99. What could they lose, he joked. When they got home and played the CDs in that set, both of them were disappointed.
“When are you going to learn to listen to me?” Gita asked Sidney as she rapped 2 him in the head with the box of the CD set. Sidney told her that he would take it back to see if he could exchange it. “Of course not!” Gita said. “The receipt says that you cannot return an opened package.”
Sidney took it back anyway; he hoped that he could charm 3 the sales clerk into giving him an exchange. He couldn’t. She said that the only thing she could do was buy the CD set back from him. He said that that was okay with him, figuring that she was going to pay him $11.99 plus tax. She typed the title of the set into her computer. A few moments later, she told him that she would be able to give him 70 cents. “You mean seventy cents for each CD?” Sidney asked. “No, 70 cents for the set,” she replied. Sidney laughed. He was getting ripped 4 off by two different companies for the same item. On his way out of the store, he decided he would regift the set as an office Christmas present.
- 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。
- He rapped sharply on the door. 他猛烈地敲门。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The king rapped on the table with his heavy metal ring, and the company fell silent. 国王用他重重的金属戒指敲打桌子，使客人安静下来。 来自《简明英汉词典》