58. Bad Business_英语幽默故事

　　a salesman was chatting with the owner of a motel."business is terrible," said the motel owner. 'really bad."

　　"but every time i drive by here you have the 'no vacancy' sign on. " said the salesman.

　　"that's true," replied the motel owner. "but i used to turn away 30 to 35 people a night. now, i only turn away ten to 15."

notes:

　　(1) motel n.汽车旅馆 (3) turn away n.谢绝

　　(2) vacancy n.空缺

exercises:

根据短文判断下列句子正（t）、（f）：

　　① a motel is a hotel for motorists.

　　② the salesman was arguing with the owner of the motel.

　　③ when the motel owner said that business was terrible, the salesman did not believe him.

　　④ every time the salesman drove by the motel, the motel was only half full.

　　⑤ the motel owner used to turn away ten to 13 people.

58.生意不好

　　一个商人在和汽车旅馆的主人闲聊。“生意大糟了，”旅馆主人说，“真的太糟了。

　　“可是每次我驾车经过这儿，你都挂上了‘客满’的牌子，”商人就。

　　“那倒是真的。”旅馆主人答道，“可是过去我一夜就谢绝三十至三十五人，而如今只能谢绝十至十五人。”

练习参考答案：

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