新概念英语初中早读 (47)触目惊心的账单

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Shocking Bill

触目惊心的账单

A young man had a new girlfriend,whom he wanted to impress

一年轻人新交了一位女朋友,为了给她留下好的印象

so he invited her to go to a world-famous restaurant with him one evening.

一天晚上他邀请女朋友去世界闻名的饭店吃饭。

They dined wonderfully and had numerous drinks;

他们吃了顿丰盛的饭菜并且还喝了各种各样的饮料。

they danced until midnight,and there was fine musical entertainment.

伴随着一场优雅的音乐会,他们跳舞一直到深夜。

The girl enjoyed the entire evening,

女孩整个晚上玩的很尽兴。

and was suitably impressed by everything she saw,

她所看到的一切,给她留下了深刻的印象,

including several film stars.

包括看到的几个影星。

Then the waiter brought the bill at the end of the evening,

这时,服务员拿来了这天晚上的消费的账单。

and when the young man saw how much he had to pay,

但年轻人看到账单时,

he was so shocked by the total that he went as white as a sheet.

他被账单上的数目惊呆了,脸色苍白。

The helpful waiter, who was watching his face,

服务员注视着他的脸,

thought he might be going to faint,

他认为这个年轻人要晕倒了。

so he quickly poured out a glass of ice cold water

于是,他拿来一杯冰水

and emptied it over the young man’s head

泼在年轻人的头上,

Then he took the bill back and added to it:Iced water– 50 cents.

然后他又拿来账单,并在上面加上:”冰水,50便士。”

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