100.The Advantage of Noise

　　Wherever I drove my old car over 55 miles per hour ,it vibrated terribly, so I decided¹ to sell it. My first customer wanted to buy the car, and I battled with my conscience over whether or not to tell him of the vehicle's problem. Finally I did the right thing. Expecting him to drop the deal, I was surprised by his reply.

　　"That's okay," he said. "I'm buying this car for my daughter. If she complains about a vibration², I'll know she's driving too fast. "

Notes:

　　(1) advantage n.优点；好处

　　(2) vibrate v.震动；颤动

　　(3) conscience n.良心

　　(4) deal n.交易；成交

　　(5) complain about 对…进行抱怨

Exercises:

根据短文填空：

　　① Wherever I drove my old car _____55 miles per hour, it vibrated terribly.

　　② I battled _____my conscience _____whether or not to tell him of the vehicle's problem.

　　③ Finally I did the _____thing.

　　④ Expecting him to _____ the deal, I was surprised by his reply.

　　⑤ If she complains _____ a vibration, I'll know she's driving too fast.

100.嗓音的优点

　　每当我驾驶我那辆旧车时速超过55英里时，它就剧烈地震动起来，所以我决定卖掉它。我的第一位买主想买这辆车。围绕是否告诉他这辆车的问题，我经历了一番与良心的较量。终于我做对了。

　　我想他会放弃这个交易，却对他的回答吃了一惊。

　　“那没什么，”他说，“我是给我女儿买这车的。如果她抱怨震动的话，那我就知道她开得太快了。”

练习参考答案：

① over ② with; over ③ right ④ drop ⑤ about

1 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• 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。

2 vibration   

n.颤动，振动；摆动

参考例句：

• There is so much vibration on a ship that one cannot write.船上的震动大得使人无法书写。
• The vibration of the window woke me up.窗子的震动把我惊醒了。