英語幽默小故事 Job Technique

　　Vacationing on the island of Oahu, we were waiting in our tour bus for some stragglers to show up. A man, obviously not with our group, approached the bus and was about to board. How would our driver handle the situation, we wondered. Straight-faced, he leaned toward the door and asked, "Going to the nudist Colony, sir?"

　　"Oh, no," replied the would-be passenger, retreating quickly.

　　"Works every time," the driver said with a wink.

Notes:

　　(1) Oahu n.瓦胡（島）

　　(2) straggler n.落伍者；掉隊者

　　(3) show up顯現

　　(4) approach v.走近；接近

　　(5) be about to（do）（表計劃）即將做

　　(6) board v.上（船、火車、飛機、公共汽車等）

　　(7) straight-faced adj.板起面孔的

　　(8) nudist Colony天體營（裸體主義者實行其信條的場所）

　　(9) retreating quickly迅速後退。這是一個分詞短語作狀語，表示伴隨狀況。

Exercises:

根據短文填空：

　　① We were waiting in our tour bus for some _____ to show up.

　　② A man, obviously y not with our group, _____ the bus and was to board.

　　③ How would our driver _____the situation, we wondered.

　　④ He leaned _____the door.

　　⑤ "Oh, no, " replied the_____ passenger, _____quickly.

22.工作技巧

　　在瓦湖島上度假時，我們坐在旅遊車裏等候掉隊的人。一位男子，明顯不是和我們一起的，朝旅遊車走來並要上車。司機會怎麼處理這種情況呢？我們都拭目以待。司機拉長了臉，向車門靠過去，問道：“先生，是去天體營嗎？”

　　“哦，不，”剛想乘車的男子回答說，迅速轉身而逃。

　　“每次都管用，”司機眨巴了一下眼睛說。

練習參考答案：

① stragglers ② approached；about ③ handle ④ toward ⑤would-be; retreating