I was having dinner at a restaurant when Tony Steele came in. Tony worked in a lawyer's office years ago, but he is now working at a bank. He gets a good salary, but he always borrows money from his friends and never pays it back. Tony saw me and came and sat at the same table. He has never borrowed money from me. While he was eating, I asked him to lend me twenty pounds. To my surprise, he gave me the money immediately. ‘I have never borrowed any money from you, ’ Tony said, ‘so now you can pay for my dinner!’
New words and expressions 生词和短语
turn (title) /tʒ:n/ n. 行为,举止
bank (1:3) /bæŋk/ n. 银行
deserve (title) /di'zʒ:v/ v. 应得到,值得
salary (1. 3) /'sæləri/ n. 工资
lawyer (1. 2) /'lɔ:jə/ n. 律师
immediately (1. 7) /i'mi:diətli/ adv. 立刻
Notes on the text 课文注释
1 One good turn deserves another. 这是句谚语,意思是对于别人的善意或帮助应作出相应的回报。
2 gets a good salary, 有一份很高的薪水。
3 never pays it back, 从不归还