124. Excellent Skills

　　After friends of mine landed at busy Newwark Airport, they were unable to attract the attention of any porters² to help with their luggage. In desperation, the husband took out a five-dollar bill and waved it above the crowd.

　　In an instant, a skycap was at his side. "Sir," observed the porter¹, " you certainly have excellent communication skills.

Notes:

　　(1) land v.着陆 (3) skycap n.戴宽边帽子的人

　　(2) desperation n. 无奈 (4) observe v.说

Exercises:

根据短文选择正确答案：

　　① How was Newark Airport?

　　A. unoccupied

　　B. crowded

　　C. dirty

　　D. shabby

　　② What problem occurred when they arrived at the airport?

　　A. They couldn't find the exit.

　　B. They couldn't find their luggage.

　　C. They couldn't find a porter to help them with the luggage.

　　D. They couldn't attract the attention of other people.

　　③ What did the husband feel about the situation?

　　A. He felt excited.

　　B. He felt desperated.

　　C. He felt worried.

　　D. He felt lucky.

　　④ What did the husband do with the five-dollar bill?

　　A. He threw it into the air.

　　B. He gave it to a nearby porter.

　　C. He put it into his pocket.

　　D. He waved it above the crowd.

　　⑤ From the passage we can see that the man was_____ .

　　A. slow-minded

　　B. quick-minded

　　C. foolish

　　D. childish³

124.绝妙的技巧

　　我的朋友们在繁忙的纽瓦克机场着陆后，他们却不能招呼到脚夫来帮他们搬行李。无奈，丈夫拿出一张五美元的钞票在人群上面摇晃。

　　一个带宽边帽的人马上来到他身边。“先生，”脚夫说道，“很明显你有绝妙的交际技巧。”

练习参考答案：

①B②C③B④D⑤B

1 porter   

n.搬运工人；守门人，门房

参考例句：

• The hotel porter will help you.旅馆的门童可以帮你的忙。
• The porter and I looked at each other and smiled.我和脚夫微笑着你看着我，我看着你。

2 porters   

n.门童( porter的名词复数 )；搬运工人；（医院里护送病人的）护工；（尤指卧铺车厢的）列车服务员

参考例句：

• The porters scratched up the desk. 搬运工人们把桌子刮坏了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The footman and two porters began to load luggage onto the carriage. 仆人和两个脚夫开始把行李抬上马车。 来自辞典例句

3 childish   

adj.孩子的，孩子气的，幼稚的

参考例句：

• The little girl spoke in a high childish voice.这个小女孩用尖尖的童声讲话。
• We eventually ran out of patience with his childish behaviour.我们终于对他幼稚的行为忍无可忍。