"'is that so?" said my father-in-law." Then just keep loading them on my truck until they're free.
Notes:
(1) landscaping n.庭院布置
(2) brick-yard n.砖场
Exercises:
根据短文判断下列句子正(T)、(F):
① My father-in-law wanted to do some front-yard landscaping.
② He went to the brickyard to buy quantity of brick.
③ The salesclerk meant that the bricks could be free of charge if a customer bought in large quantities.
④ Hearing the salesclerk' words, my father-in-law was very glad.
⑤ My father-in-law used a truck to carry the bricks.
.直到免费为止
我岳父打算买些砖来修整一下后院。他到砖厂拉砖,当问到砖价时,售货员回答说:“买得越多,价格越低。”
“真的吗?”我岳父说,“那么往我的卡车上猛装吧,一直装到免费为止。”
练习参考答案:
①F②T③F④T⑤T