9-Thursday 书信 200词

题材： 书信　 词数： 200　 建议阅读时间： 4分钟

阅读下面的短文，判断正（T）误（F）。

Dear sir，

Just over six months ago，I saw an advertisement in a morning newspaper for a set of the complete works of William Shakespeare．Your company offered this set at a low price：15 pounds and 50 pence．I had wanted a set of Shakespeare's plays and poems for some time，so I sent for them．

Two weeks later，the books arrived，together with a set of the works of Charles Dickens which I had not wanted．So I returned the Dickens' books to you．Two more weeks passed．Then there arrived a second set of the works of Shakespeare，the same set of Dickens' books and a set of the plays of Moliere，in French．I do not read French，and they were not useful at all，so I wrote to you.

You did not answer that letter．Instead you sent me a bill for 42 pounds and a set of the plays of Schiller，in German．I have no room for any more books，and I have no time to read them all．

Please send no more books，no more bills and no more angry letters for payment．Just send one large truck and take all the books away，leaving me only with the one set of the works of Shakespeare for which I have paid．

Yours，

Simon Walker

生词

work　n． （常作works）著作，作品：the works of Karl Marx 卡尔·马克思的著作

offer　v． 提出，提供；出（价），开（价）：offer sb．the bicycle for 150 yuan 愿以150元把这辆自行车出售给某人

poem　n． 诗，诗体文：His collected poems were published after the war．他的诗歌全集在战后出版。

bill　n． 账单，清单：The bill for repairs was 1,000 yuan ．修理费1000元。

pay　v． （paid ）支付，缴纳；付钱给（某人）‖payment　n． 支付，支付的款项：Do you accept payment by credit card？你们接受信用卡付款吗？

order　v． 订购：You can order the book directly from the publisher．你可直接向出版商订购此书。

1．The advertisement in the morning newspaper was for a set of the complete works of William Shakespeare．

2．Mr．Walker wanted to order Dickens' books．

3．Two weeks later，he got the works of Schiller．

4．The company wanted Simon to pay for all the books．

5．Mr．Walker told them to take away all the books except Shakespeare's books．

参考译文

亲爱的先生：

就在6个多月前，我在早报上看到了一则出售莎士比亚全集的广告。你们公司愿以低价供书，价钱为15英镑50便士。我一直想要一套莎士比亚的戏剧和诗歌集，所以我就订了一套。

两周后，书到了，还有一套我没有订的查尔斯·狄更斯作品集。于是我把狄更斯的书寄还给你们。又过了两周多，来了第二套莎士比亚全集，一套和我退回的那套一样的狄更斯作品集，还有一套法语版的莫里哀戏剧集。我不懂法语，而且它们根本没用，所以我才给你写信。

你没有回我的信。相反却寄来一张42英镑的账单和一套德语版的席勒戏剧集。我已经没有地方放更多的书了，我也没时间把它们全都读完。

请不要再寄书和账单了，也不要因为我没有付钱而怒气冲冲地来信指责我。你只要派一辆大卡车把所有这些书都拉走，只给我留下那套已经付钱的莎士比亚全集。

你的，

西蒙·沃克

参考答案

Thursday 1．T　2．F　3．F　4．T　5．T