The Pretzel Lady

时间：2008-02-28 07:40:37

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A little old lady sold1 pretzels on a street corner for 25 cents2 each. Every day a young lawyer3 would4 leave his office building at lunch time and, as5 he passed her pretzel stand, he would leave her a quarter, but would never take a pretzel. This went on for more than five years. The two of them never spoke6. One day as the lawyer passed the old ladies pretzel stand and left his quarter as usual7, the pretzel woman spoke to him,

" Sir, I appreciate8 your business9. You are a good customer10, but I have to tell you that the pretzel price11 has increased12 to 35 cents."


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1 sold ZwSwh     
v.动词sell的过去式、过去分词
参考例句：
  • John's house was sold to a Frenchman.约翰的房子卖给了一个法国人。
  • This kind of books is sold by all booksellers.所有的书商都出售这种书。
2 cents 5fe50dfd17ceb448190f3dd5d79bedf6     
n.分，一分钱的硬币( cent的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • dividend payments of 50 cents a share 每股50分的股息支付
  • A huge plateful like that costs only 50 cents. 这样大一盘才50美分。 来自《简明英汉词典》
3 lawyer w1ixx     
n.律师，法学家
参考例句：
  • My son is a lawyer.我儿子是律师。
  • A lawyer is often called in to write a will.律师常被请来写遗嘱。
4 would 8fPwB     
aux.will的过去式；愿，要；常常；大概；将要，会
参考例句：
  • Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说？
  • Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗？
5 as pNiyL     
conj.按照；如同
参考例句：
  • He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。
  • In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里，这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。
6 spoke XryyC     
n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说
参考例句：
  • They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
  • The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。
7 usual OUDzP     
adj.通常的；平常的
参考例句：
  • I got up at six that morning as usual.像往常一样那天早上我六点起床。
  • It's usual to have a holiday in summer.夏天休假是惯例。
8 appreciate kvUzs     
vt.欣赏，感激，赏识；vt.领会，充分意识；vi.增值
参考例句：
  • I really appreciate the danger of this job.我真的认识到了这份工作的危险。
  • I appreciate your help very much.我非常感谢你的帮助。
9 business 1ScyK     
n.商业， 买卖， 交易， 生意， 事情， 事物， 营业， 商行
参考例句：
  • My father built his business on years of hard work. 我父亲多年奋斗创立了自己的事业。
  • We must finish up this business in a day or two. 我们必须在一两天内把这事结束。
10 customer 1yaxb     
n.顾客，主顾；家伙
参考例句：
  • The customer is always right.顾客永远是正确的。
  • I visited the customer yesterday.我昨天去拜访客户了。
11 price 9QCxb     
n.价格，代价，价值；vt.定格，标价，比较价格
参考例句：
  • The goods have gone up in price.这些商品的价格已经上涨。
  • They are selling the bikes off the market price.他们按低于市价卖出自行车。
12 increased 5qYz8b     
adj.增加的，增强的v.增加，增大，增多( increase的过去式和过去分词 )；增强，增进；[缝纫]放（针）；增强
参考例句：
  • increased tax on goods and services 增加了的商品及劳务税
  • The population has increased from 1.2 million to 1.8 million. 人口已从120万增加到了180万。

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