"Okay," said the woman on the phone, "but you' 11 have to write a letter to the bank telling them that you are requesting this. "
Notes:
(1) dislocate v.脱离原位;使脱臼
(2) signature n.签名
(3) due to由于
(4) honor v.承认并如期支付
Exercises:
根据短文填空:
① I had fallen and_____ my elbow.
② It made writing checks for my small business_____ impossible.
③ I called my bank to_____ that the signature _____my checks would look odd due to my accident.
④ "Okay," said the woman_____ the phone.
⑤ But you'll have to write a letter to the bank _____them that you are requesting this.
如是请求
我摔倒了,肘骨脱臼了。这使得我几乎不能给我的小生意签账单了。我打电话给银行解释说由于事故,账单上我的签名看起来会有些古怪,并请求他们无论如何给予承兑。
“好的,”电话中的女子说,“但你必须给银行写封信,告诉他们你在作此项请求。”
练习参考答案:
① dislocated ② nearly ③ explain; on ④ on ⑤ telling