27. A Plumber(在线收听


  My daughter Judy, who works for a plumbing company, found herself in need of a plumber 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 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

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