英語幽默小故事 Do Me a Favor

　　The mechanic was very busy when I took my car in for repairs, so I settled down in the waiting room with a book I'd brought along. The mechanic was in and out answering calls, and at one point he stopped and looked at me . "Would you do me a favor and flip back a few pages when someone comes in? That way it won't look as if you've been here all day."

Notes:

　　(1) mechanic n.汽車修理師

　　(2) settle down安適地坐下或躺

　　(3) do sb a favor幫助某人

　　(4) flip v.以指捻

Exercises:

根據短文填空

　　① The mechanic was very busy when I took my car ______ repairs.

　　② So I______ down in the waiting room with a book I'd brought_____ .

　　③ The mechanic was ______ and ______answering calls.

　　④ Would you do me a favor and ______back a few pages when someone comes ______?

　　⑤ That way it won't look_____ _____ you've been here all day.

49.請幫個忙

　　我把車拖去修理，機械師很忙。所以我就坐在接待室，拿出我隨身帶來的書讀，機械師出出進進地打招呼。有一次，他停下來看了看我說：“你能幫我個忙嗎？有人進來時，把書翻回幾頁行嗎？那樣的話，就不會看上去你在這兒呆了一整天了。”

練習參考答案：

① in; for ② settled; along ③ in ; out ④ flip in ⑤ as; if