笑话习题簿10.23

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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

JOKE:
    At the cleaners, I noticed the sign "In by 10 a. m. , out by 5 p. m. " so I told the owner that I wanted to pick my clothing up at five. "it wont be ready," he said.
    "But your sign says, In by 10 a. m. , out by 5 p. m.," I reminded him.
　　"Oh," he replied, "that means me. "
译文：
    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。”
Notes: 　　
　remind v.提醒
Exercises:
根据短文回答下列问题：　　
① Where was the author? 　
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?
练习参考答案：
① He was at the cleaners. 　　
② He noticed a sign. 　　
③ It said: "In by 10 a. m. , out by 5 P. M. 　　
④ He told the owner that he wanted to collect his clothing at five. 　
⑤ The sign had the power of inducing.