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[J-131] The Models Vary 型式有变
A doctor, picking up his car at a garage, was highly indignant at the size of the repair bill. “All this for a few hours' work!” he yelped. “Why, you charge more for your work than we of the medical profession do!”
“Well,” drawled the mechanic, “you must understand. You guys being working on the same old model since time began, but we gotta learn a brand-new model every year.”
[译注] 有个医生，在修理厂领车时，对于修理费账单的金额感到高度不满。「这一切只为几小时的工作！」他喊出来。「哎，你们为工作所索取的费用比起我们医疗这一行还要多！」 「啊，」那机械工慢吞吞的说，「你必须了解。你们这些人自从有时光以来，就一直在同样的老模型上头工作，可是我们却每年都要学习崭新的型式。 注： pick up (领、拿)， the size of the bill (账单的金额)， drawl (拉长声音说)， brand-new (崭新的)，gotta = got to。注意：医生所医的「人」，是老模老样，不会变。机械工所修的「车」，则常有新款的型式。 [复习填充] A doctor, picking __ his car at a garage, was highly indignant __ the size of the repair bill. “All this ___ a few hours' work!” he yelped. “Why, you ch____ more for your work than we of the medical profession do!” “Well,” drawled the m________, “you must understand. You guys being working __ the same old model since time began, but we gotta learn a b____-new model every year.”
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