27. A Plumber_英语幽默故事

　　my daughter judy, who works for a plumbing company, found herself in need of a plumber at home. when she got to work, she asked that a plumber be sent. for several days her request was ignored.

　　in desperation, as she departed one afternoon she left her boss this note - "i will come to work in the morning as soon as a plumber gets to my house. " one arrived shortly before 7 a. m.

notes:

　　(1) plumber n.水管修理工

　　(2) ignore v.不理；不顾

　　(3) desperation n.不顾一切的冒险；拼命

　　(4) depart v.离开

exercises:

根据短文判断下列句子正（t）、误（f）：

　　① one day, something was wrong with the plumb in judy's house.

　　② for several days, judy didn't ask for a plumber.

　　③ the company did not send a plumber to judy's house because judy herself was a plumber.

　　④ judy was so furious that she left her boss a note indicating she wouldn't work any more.

　　⑤ judy succeeded by writing a proper note to the

27.管道修理工

　　我女儿朱迪在一家管道公司工作。一日，她发现自己家里需要一个管道修理工。于是，去上班时，她要求派一个管修工到她家里。但一连几天，她的要求都没有得到回应。

　　出于无奈，一天下午下班时，她给老板留下这样一张字条：“明早管修工一到我家，我即刻来上班。”第二天早晨还不到七点钟就来了一位管修工。

练习参考答案：

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