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[J-132] The Squeak 那吱叫声
An attorney drove his auto to a repairshop to have a door squeak removed. Two days later he was back. “The door squeak's still there,” he complained.
“We removed one squeak,” retorted the mechanic.
The attorney insisted the trouble still existed.
“I guess,” grunted the mechanic,“we got rid of a squeak you couldn't hear.”
[译注] 某位律师开车到修理厂去除掉车门的吱叫声。两天后，他又回来。「门的吱叫声还在，」他埋怨说。 「我们已除去一个吱叫声，」那机械工反驳说。 那律师坚持说那麻烦仍然存在。
「我猜，」那机械工咕噜地说，「我们除去了一个你听不到的吱叫声。」
注： attorney = attorney at law (律师)， auto = automobile (汽车)， remove = get rid of (除去…)， retort (反驳)， grunt (咕噜说话)。
[复习填充] An at______ drove his auto to a repairshop to have a door squeak re_____. Two days later he was back. “The door squeak's still _____,” he complained. “We removed one squeak,” re______ the mechanic. The attorney in______ the trouble still existed. “I guess,” g______ the mechanic,“we got rid __ a squeak you couldn't hear.”
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