80. Way of Inducing_英语幽默故事

　　at the cleaner's, i noticed the sign "in by 10 a. m. , out by 5 p. m. " so i told the owner that i wanted to pick my clothing up at five. "it won't be ready," he said.

　　"but your sign says, 'in by 10 a. m. , out by 5 p. m.'," i reminded him.

　　"oh," he replied, "that means me.

notes:

　　remind v.提醒

exercises:

根据短文回答下列问题：

　　① where was the author?

　　② what did he notice?

　　③ what did the sign say?

　　④ what request did the author make to the owner?

　　⑤ what effect did the sign have?

80.招客有方

　　在洗衣店，我看到招牌上写着：“上午10点进，下午5点出。”因此我就告诉店主我想在下午5点取衣。“下午5点还不能取，”他说。

　　“但是你的牌子上写着：‘上午10点进，下午5点出’，”我提醒他说。

　　“哦，”他回答说，“那指的是我。”

练习参考答案：

    ① he was at the cleaner's.

　　② he noticed a sign.

　　③ it said: "in by 10 a. m. , out by 5 p. m.

　　④ he told the owner that he wanted to collect his clothing at five.

　　⑤ the sign had the power of inducing.