英语幽默精读【122】What Color

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　　An impoverished graduate student at Clemson University in South Carolina, I was excited when my father informed me that he had bought me a car. Hardly able to contain my enthusiasm, I asked Dad the typical questions: "What kind is it? Does it have a stick shift? Does it have a tape deck?"

　　"It's a 1982 Toyota," he replied. "It's a four speed, and, yes, it has a tape deck . " Pleased, I asked what color it was.

　　"Well, " he said uncomfortably, " which part?"

　　※ Notes

　　（1） impoverished adj.穷困的
　　（2） South Carolina 南卡罗莱那（美国州名）
　　（3） inform v.告知
　　（4） contain v.控制（情绪等）
　　（5） enthusiasm n.热情
　　（6） typical adj.典型的
　　（7） stick shift 手排挡
　　（8） tape deck 磁带舱

　　※ Exercises

　　根据短文判断下列句子正（T）、（F）：

　　① The graduate student couldn't afford a car himself.
　　② When his father told him that a car had been bought for him he was excited.
　　③ He controlled his excitement and didn't ask any questions.
　　④ He wanted a car with a stick shift.
　　⑤ He got a second-hand colored car.

　　※ 译文

什么颜色

　　作为南卡罗莱那州克莱姆森大学的一个本科生，我囊中羞涩，当我父亲告诉我他为我买了辆车时，我甚是激动。我几乎控制不住我的热情，问了爸爸几个关键问题：“什么车？有没有手排挡？有没有磁带舱？”

　　“是1982年产丰田车，”他回答说，“四速，还有，是的，有磁带舱。”我甚是高兴，又问是什么颜色的。

　　“哦，”他很不舒服地说，“你指哪一部分？”

　　※ 练习参考答案

　　①T②T③F④T⑤T

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