公共英语三级
Some time ago, I discovered that one of the chairs in my front hall had a broken leg. I didn' t foresee any great difficulty in getting it mended, as there are a whole lot of antique shops on Pimlico Road which is three minutes' walk from my flat, so I set forth one morning carrying the chair with me. I went into the first shop confidently expecting a friendly reception, with a kindly man saying,"What a charming chair! Yes, that's quite a simple job. When would you want it back? "
I was quite wrong. I wasn' t too concerned; after all, it was only the fast try and there are many more shops on both sides of the road.
The reaction at the second shop, though slightly politer, was just the same, and at the third and the fourth--so I decided that my approach must be wrong.
I entered the fifth shop with some confidence because I had thought of a plan. I placed the chair gently on the floor, then the rather fierce shop owner looked it over carefully and said, "Yes, not a bad little chair, how much do you want for it?"" £ 20," I said. "It' s got a slightly broken leg," ! said. "Yes, I saw that. It's nothing; don't worry about it. "
"What will you do with it?" I asked. "Oh, it will be very saleable once the repair is done, I like the bit of old green velvet on the top, I shall leave that, yes, very saleable. " "I'll buy it," I said. "Yes, I know, but I' ve changed my mind; as a matter of fact,it is just what I' m looking for. I' ve got a pair to it at home; I' ll give you £ 27 for it. " "You must be crazy ," he said; then suddenly the penny dropped and he smiled and said, "I know what you want, you want me to mend your chair. "
"And what would you have done if I had walked in and asked you to repair it for me? ""I wouldn' t have done it," he said. "We don' t do repairs, not enough money in it and too much of a nuisance(麻烦事情), but I' 11 mend this for you. "The author was not worried about the broken leg of the chair at first because
A.his fiat was very near the antique shops
B.he knew it was easy to mend it
C.there were so many antique shops selling chairs
D.he thought it was easy for him to find someone to repair it
一段时间以前,我发现我门厅里一把椅子坏了一条腿。我当时并不认为把它修好有什么难的,因为在平立克街上有很多古董店,离我的公寓只有3分钟的路程。于是,一天早晨我带着椅子出发了。我信心十足地走进第一家店,以为一定会受到友好的接待,会听到一个热情的声音说:“多漂亮的椅子啊!是的,很容易修好的。您想什么时候来取呢?”可事实与我想象的完全相反。我也没太在意,反正刚刚进了一家店,路两旁还有更多的店呢。
尽管第二家店的态度稍稍礼貌了一点,但结果还是一样,第三家、第四家也是如此。于是我意识到一定是我的方法有问题。
于是我走进第五家。因为我刚刚想出了一个计划,所以自信心稍有恢复。我把椅子轻轻地放在地板上,面相很凶的店主仔仔细细地把椅子检查了一遍,他说:“嗯,是把不错的椅子,你想卖多少钱? ”“20磅,”我说。“它的腿上坏了一点点,”我说。“是的,我知道它腿上坏了一点点。但那没什么,别担心。”
“你打算怎么处理它?”我问道。“这把椅子一旦被修好了,一定很好卖的。我有点喜欢它顶部上旧式的绿色天鹅绒。我会保留它的。是的,这把椅子很有销路。”“我要买它,”我说。“是的,我知道,但我已经改变主意。其实这就是我一直在寻找的,可以和我家里的那把配成一对。我付给你27磅买它。”“你一定是疯了,”他说。突然间他明白过来了,微笑着对我说:“我知道你想怎样了,你是想要我帮你修椅子。”
“那要是我一走进来就要你修它,你会怎么样呢?”他回答说:“我不会答应的。我们不做修理工作,麻烦又没赚头,但这次我会为你修的。”
通过第一段的理解,见原文的“I didn’t foresee any great difficulty in getting it mended.as there are a whole lot of antique shops on Pimlico Road.”。
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