49. Do Me a Favor

　　The mechanic was very busy when I took my car in for repairs, so I settled down in the waiting room with a book I'd brought along. The mechanic was in and out answering calls, and at one point he stopped and looked at me . "Would you do me a favor and flip¹ back a few pages when someone comes in? That way it won't look as if you've been here all day."

Notes:

　　(1) mechanic n.汽车修理师

　　(2) settle down安适地坐下或躺

　　(3) do sb a favor帮助某人

　　(4) flip v.以指捻

Exercises:

根据短文填空

　　① The mechanic was very busy when I took my car ______ repairs.

　　② So I______ down in the waiting room with a book I'd brought_____ .

　　③ The mechanic was ______ and ______answering calls.

　　④ Would you do me a favor and ______back a few pages when someone comes ______?

　　⑤ That way it won't look_____ _____ you've been here all day.

49.请帮个忙

　　我把车拖去修理，机械师很忙。所以我就坐在接待室，拿出我随身带来的书读，机械师出出进进地打招呼。有一次，他停下来看了看我说：“你能帮我个忙吗？有人进来时，把书翻回几页行吗？那样的话，就不会看上去你在这儿呆了一整天了。”

练习参考答案：

① in; for ② settled; along ③ in ; out ④ flip in ⑤ as; if

1 flip   

vt.快速翻动；轻抛；轻拍；n.轻抛；adj.轻浮的

参考例句：

• I had a quick flip through the book and it looked very interesting.我很快翻阅了一下那本书，看来似乎很有趣。
• Let's flip a coin to see who pays the bill.咱们来抛硬币决定谁付钱。