Lesson 11 Life Is Full of Surprises

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Last week the manager of an old shop received a leter. As he was very busy, he did not read it until teatime.Then he opened it and 50 dollars fell out onto his desk.Together with it was a short leter.It reads：

Dear Sir，

In 1945，I got engaged, but unluckily I lost my job. At that tme a lot of people were out of work.Six months later, I got a job again, but of course I was very short of money.

I came to your shop to buy a wedding ring. The girl in your shop took out some rings for me, but she was called away for a moment, and at that moment, I put one of the rings into my pocket quickly.When she came back, I lied to her that I did not know the size of my girlfriend's fnger.Then I lef the shop without paying.

My wife died a few days ago and I never paid for her ring. It has been on my conscience all these years.At that time the ring cost 10 dollars, so I think the ring may cost 50 dollars now, and I am sending you the money.

Yours truly，

A customer

“Well, well, well，”Said the manager.“Life is full of surprises.”

词汇详解

1.engage[ɪnˈɡeɪdʒ]v.雇用；订婚；预订；参加；从事

典型例句

I have engaged a room at this hotel.

我已经在这个旅馆里预订了一个房间。

最常用法

engage in　从事，忙于，参加

be engaged in　从事于

be engaged to sb.跟某人订婚

联想记忆

engagement n.约会；约定；订婚

2.ring[rɪŋ]n.戒指；环；圈；铃声；电话v.打电话；环绕

典型例句

Please give me a ring afer class.

下课后，请给我打个电话。

最常用法

answer the ring　接电话

ring back　回电话

ring off　挂断

联想记忆

call vt.呼叫；打电话　n.打电话

phone n.电话　v.打电话

circle n.圆圈　v.包围

3.cost[kɒst]n.费用；成本；代价v.花费；使付出

典型例句

I’m determined to atain my purpose at any cost.

我决心不惜任何代价达到目的。

最常用法

cost sb.sth.花掉某人……（钱数）；使某人以某物为代价

at a cost of　以……为代价

at all costs　不惜任何代价

at any cost　无论如何

联想记忆

costless adj.不花钱的

charge n.费用　vi.要价

price n.价格；代价；价值

fee n.费用；酬金

fare n.车费；路费

expense n.费用；花费；代价

spend v.花费

pay v.支付

参考阅读

生活总是充满了惊喜

上周一家老店的经理收到了一封信。由于他非常忙，所以直到下午茶的时候他才有时间读了这封信。当他把信撕开的时候，50美元掉在了桌子上，一块儿掉下来的还有一封简短的信。

信上写道：

亲爱的先生，

在1945年的时候，我订婚了，但是不幸的是我丢了我的工作。在那时很多人都没有了工作。6个月后，我又找到了一份工作，当然我那时非常缺钱。

我来到你的店来买结婚戒指。你店里的服务员为我拿出了一些戒指，但她被叫走了一会儿，然后就在那时我迅速地把一枚戒指放入了我的口袋里。当她回来后，我对她撒谎说我并不知道我女朋友手指的尺寸。然后我未付钱就离开了商店。

我的妻子几天前死了，并且我从来没有为她的戒指付过钱。这些年来这一直是我的遗憾。在当时它的价钱是10元，所以我觉得它现在可能值50元，年以我把钱寄给了你。

敬上

一位顾客

“哦，”这个经理说，“生活总是充满了惊喜。”

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