原版英语小短文 186. A Book Full of Typos

　　How did they ever publish this book? Did they read it before they published it? Did they ever hear of Spell Check? He couldn't believe that they charged $70 for the book. He had circled all the errors with a red pen. So he couldn't return the book. He called the publisher. Cheryl answered. He complained to Cheryl. "You're the first person to complain," Cheryl said. He couldn't believe it. He asked how many people had returned the book. She paused¹ to check her records. She said nobody had returned it. He couldn't believe it. He asked how many people had bought the book. She said 1,234 people had bought it. "And I'm the only one to complain?" he asked. She said yes. "I circled 215 misspellings in the book," he said, "and there are only 200 pages." "Do you think that might be some kind of record?" asked Cheryl.

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v.停顿( pause的过去式和过去分词 )；暂停；（按暂停键）暂停放音；暂停放像

参考例句：

• We paused for the red light at State College Street. 我们在州立大学大街上因遇到红灯而停了一下。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The joggers paused to catch their breath. 慢跑者们暂停下来以便喘口气。 来自《简明英汉词典》