新概念早讀英語初中版 第43期:觸目驚心的賬單
觸目驚心的賬單
A young man had a new girlfriend,whom he wantedto impress
一年輕人新交了一位女朋友，為了給她留下好的印象
so he invited her to go to a world-famous restaurantwith him one evening.
一天晚上他邀請女朋友去世界聞名的飯店吃飯。
They dined wonderfully and had numerous drinks;
他們吃了頓豐盛的飯菜并且還喝了各種各樣的飲料。
they danced until midnight,and there was fine musical entertainment.
伴隨著一場優(yōu)雅的音樂會，他們跳舞一直到深夜。
The girl enjoyed the entire evening,
女孩整個晚上玩的很盡興。
and was suitably impressed by everything she saw,
她所看到的一切，給她留下了深刻的印象，
including several film stars.
包括看到的幾個影星。
Then the waiter brought the bill at the end of the evening,
這時，服務員拿來了這天晚上的消費的賬單。
and when the young man saw how much he had to pay,
但年輕人看到賬單時，
he was so shocked by the total that he went as white as a sheet.
他被賬單上的數目驚呆了，臉色蒼白。
The helpful waiter, who was watching his face,
服務員注視著他的臉，
thought he might be going to faint,
他認為這個年輕人要暈倒了。
so he quickly poured out a glass of ice cold water
于是，他拿來一杯冰水
and emptied it over the young man's head
潑在年輕人的頭上，
Then he took the bill back and added to it:Iced water-- 50 cents.
然后他又拿來賬單，并在上面加上:"冰水，50便士。"
