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。”
81.An Urgent Standby Passenger
While in Korea, Gov. Mike Smith of Utah was relaxing in the
VIP lounge the Seoul airport, awaiting his flight to Japan. At the
same moment , his press secretary, Jenny Varela, was being told
at the ticket counter that she had no ticket.
After insisting she had to make the flight because she was with
a U. S. governor, an American embassy aide intervened. Varela got
a standby ticket and boarded just before take off.
Regaining her composure, Varela went to the front of the plane
to tell Smith of her adventure. He was not there. She later found
out that the governor was told that he had been bumped by an urgent
standby passenger.It was Varela.
Notes:
(1) Korea n.韩国
(2) Gov.州长（governor）
(3) Utah n.（美国）犹他州
(4) VIP 重要人物（very important people）
(5) lounge n.休息室
(6) Seoul n.汉城（韩国之首都）
(7) press n.新闻
(8) embassy n.大使馆
(9) aide n.副官
(10) intervene v.介入；插入
(11) standby ticket 待机票
(12) composure n.泰然自若
(13) bump v.碰撞
Exercises:
根据短文选择正确答案：
① Where were the governor and his press secretary?
A. in Korea
B. in Japan
C. in Utah
D. in U. S.
② Where was the governor relaxing himself?
A. in the plane
B. in the VIP lounge
C. in a hotel at the airport
D. in a car
③ What happened to Jenny Varela at the same moment?
A. She was told to wait for the next flight
B. She was told to go with the governor.
C. She was told that she had no ticket .
D. She was told to go to the American Embassy.
④ How did Jenny Varela get a standby ticket?
A. The governor gave his ticket to her .
B. She insisted making the flight and paid more money.
C. An American embassy aide intervened.
D. The governor telephoned the American embassy aide to come
to help.
⑤ What happened to the governor?
A. I was too sick to make his flight.
B. He was told that his flight had been delayed .
C. He was told that he had to give his ticket to an urgent
standby passenger.
D. He was told to stay in Korea.
81.紧急待机乘客
在韩国时，犹他州的州长麦克·史密斯正在汉城机场的要人休息室
里休息。他在等着飞往日本的航班。与此同时，他的新闻秘书、詹妮·维
蕾拉，在售票房被告知没票了。
她坚持说要乘此航班，因为她是一位美国的州长的随员，这样美国
大使馆的一位副官介入了。维蕾拉拿到一张待机票并赶在飞机起飞前登
了机。
略略镇定后，维蕾拉到机舱前部去告诉史密斯她的经历。他不在那
儿。她后来得知，有人告知州长，他的飞行被一位紧急待机乘客冲撞掉
了。这个人就是维蕾拉。
82.A Man Who Said No
A friend of mine noticed a man staggering about in the Times
Square subway station. A well-dressed Wall Street type, his coat
was unbuttoned, a briefcase dangled from his hand and he'd
obviously had one too many.
Asked if he was all right, the man gave a slurred but
affirmative response. However, my friend simply could not see
someone brave the rough maw of a New York subway without trying
to help. He followed the chap, and again asked, "Are you sure you're
all right? What subway are you looking for? Do you need help getting
home?"
At last, the object of his attentions snarled, in a low voice,
"Leave me alone! I'm an undercover cop!"
Notes:
(1) stagger v.蹒跚；摇摆（因衰弱、负重、酒醉等）
(2) the Times Square （美国）时代广场
(3) subway n.地铁
(4) briefcase n.手提箱
(5) dangle v. 悬吊着或摇摆不定
(6) slurred adj.含糊不清的
(7) affirmative adj.肯定的
(8) brave the rough maw 闻入是非之地
(9) maw n.动物的胃或咽喉，比喻随时会吞噬他物之物
(10) chap n.家伙
(11) snarl v.咆哮
(12) undercover adj.秘密的；暗中从事的
Exercises:
根据短文填空：
① A friend of mine noticed a man staggering _____in the Times
Square subway station.
② His coat was unbuttoned, a briefcase _____from his hand and
he'd obviously had one too many.
③ _____if he was all right, the man gave a slurred but
affirmative response.
④ My friend simply Could not see someone _____the rough maw
of a New York subway without trying to help.
⑤ At last, the _____of his attentions snarled, in a low voice,
"Leave me alone!