27. A Plumber
时间：2019-02-01 作者：英语课 分类：英汉幽默故事选读
My daughter Judy, who works for a plumbing 2 company, found herself in need of a plumber 3 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；不顾
(3) desperation n.不顾一切的冒险；拼命
(4) depart v.离开
Exercises:
根据短文判断下列句子正（T）、误（F）：
① One day, something was wrong with the plumb 1 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
27.管道修理工
我女儿朱迪在一家管道公司工作。一日，她发现自己家里需要一个管道修理工。于是，去上班时，她要求派一个管修工到她家里。但一连几天，她的要求都没有得到回应。
出于无奈，一天下午下班时，她给老板留下这样一张字条：“明早管修工一到我家，我即刻来上班。”第二天早晨还不到七点钟就来了一位管修工。
练习参考答案：
①T②F③F④F⑤T
- No one could plumb the mystery.没人能看破这秘密。
- It was unprofitable to plumb that sort of thing.这种事弄个水落石出没有什么好处。
- She spent her life plumbing the mysteries of the human psyche. 她毕生探索人类心灵的奥秘。
- They're going to have to put in new plumbing. 他们将需要安装新的水管。 来自《简明英汉词典》