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Onegoodturndeservesanother
礼尚往来
Firstlistenandthenanswerthequestion.
听录音,然后回答以下问题。
WhopaidforTony'sdinner?
IwashavingdinneratarestaurantwhenTonySteelecamein. Tonyworkedinalawyer'sofficeyearsago, butheisnowworkingatabank. Hegetsagoodsalary, buthealwaysborrowsmoneyfromhisfriendsandneverpaysitback. Tonysawmeandcameandsatatthesametable. Hehasneverborrowedmoneyfromme. Whilehewaseating, Iaskedhimtolendmetwentypounds. Tomysurprise, hegavemethemoneyimmediately. 'Ihaveneverborrowedanymoneyfromyou,' Tonysaid, 'sonowyoucanpayformydinner!'
Newwordsandexpressions 生词和短语
turnn. 行为,举止
deservev. 应得到,值得
lawyern. 律师
bankn. 银行
salaryn. 工资
immediatelyadv. 立刻
参考译文
我正在一家饭馆吃饭,托尼.斯蒂尔走了进来。托尼曾在一家律师事务所工作,而现在正在一家银行上班。他的薪水很高,但他却总是向朋友借钱,并且从来不还。托尼看见了我,就走过来和我坐到一张桌子前。他从未向我借过钱。当他吃饭时,我提出向他借20英镑。令我惊奇的是,他立刻把钱给了我。“我还从未向你借过钱,”托尼说道,“所以现在你可以替我付饭钱了!”