英文短篇故事（纽约）439 You Scratch My Back…
时间：2019-02-15 作者：英语课 分类：英文短篇故事（纽约）
He had a ground-floor, one-bedroom condo in lower Manhattan. The news about the coming hurricane was frightening. He asked his sister if he could stay in her studio apartment for a day or so. She welcomed him in. The hurricane was even worse than had been predicted. Water flooded his condo. His building had no power for four months. His sister put up with him all that time. When he finally moved back into his condo, she said, "I'm so glad you're leaving." He said, "Me, too." A few months later, she called him. She said, "I need a favor." He said, "Anything. I owe you big-time." She said, "My youngest son Jerry, your nephew, just transferred 1 to NYU. He needs a place to live until he graduates in two years." He said, "Two years?! C'mon! How about four months?" She said, "Sure. If he can graduate in four months."
- The remaining twenty patients were transferred to another hospital. 其余的二十名病人被转送到另一家医院去了。
- The farm has been transferred from father to son for generations. 这农场由父亲传给儿子，已传了好几代。