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Ryan and Amelia traveled in the rented Buick to Tucson to attend a weekend gem1 and mineral show; the big national show was every April. They mostly browsed2. Amelia was partial to natural, unpolished stones. One that she particularly liked was priced at $1,600. “We’ll get that one as soon as we hit the lotto,” Ryan promised her. She rolled her eyes.
Halfway3 back from Tucson, Ryan swerved4 into the emergency lane to avoid a ladder in the number four lane. The emergency lane itself had pieces of metal and other trash in it, but he safely evaded5 the ladder. Ten miles later, he saw a bumper6 in the fast lane and a wheel rim7 in the number two lane. “These freeways are turning into minefields,” Ryan muttered. They returned the rental8 car at 9:45 p.m. Sunday.
The bill in today’s mail was for $430.55, charged to Ryan’s VISA card. Apparently9, some metal from the emergency lane had damaged the Buick’s air conditioning system. “I told you to buy their daily insurance,” Amelia yelled. “When are you going to listen to me?”
Ryan said that he wasn’t going to pay this bill. That Buick air conditioner had probably died last November, he thought. He dialed VISA to dispute the bill. If VISA didn’t help him contest the bill, he’d talk to his own auto10 insurance company. Surely they would reimburse11 him if he had to pay this bill.
1 gem | |
n.宝石,珠宝;受爱戴的人 [同]jewel | |
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2 browsed | |
v.吃草( browse的过去式和过去分词 );随意翻阅;(在商店里)随便看看;(在计算机上)浏览信息 | |
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adj.中途的,不彻底的,部分的;adv.半路地,在中途,在半途 | |
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4 swerved | |
v.(使)改变方向,改变目的( swerve的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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逃避( evade的过去式和过去分词 ); 避开; 回避; 想不出 | |
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6 bumper | |
n.(汽车上的)保险杠;adj.特大的,丰盛的 | |
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n.(圆物的)边,轮缘;边界 | |
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n.租赁,出租,出租业 | |
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9 apparently | |
adv.显然地;表面上,似乎 | |
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n.(=automobile)(口语)汽车 | |
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11 reimburse | |
v.补偿,付还 | |
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