华尔街基础英语Lesson 61

                 BONANNA, CAPONE AND SMITH:
FAMILY LAWYERS AND FLUERAL DIRECTORS
LONDON-CHICAGO-NEWYOURK-PALERMO

Mr. John A Berry¹ Flat 3B Trueleigh court, 11 Church Street, 40532 Washdon
Dear Mr. Berry,
I’m writing to you about an accident which happened at the Go West Gas Station on Wednesday 19 March. You will of course remember that at that time you were an attendant² ant the Gas Station employed by my client³ Mr. Bent⁴ Cashbox. My client tells me that a large truck belonging to the Assoil Gas Company came into the Go West Gas Station on that morning, and the driver asked you to fill the tank. You filled his tank, with gas, my client tells me, so that he has just had a letter from the lawyers of the Assoil Gas Company asking for $12.850 to pay for the damage to the truck. I am asking you, Mr. Berry, to pay this, plus my own costs in the matter, let us say, $20,000 in all. I’m sure you would not like me to put this into anyone else’s hands, if you see what I mean. I hope to hear form you soon.
Yours N.G. Sinistery

1 berry   

n.浆果(如草莓等)

参考例句：

• This kind of jam is made of berry.这种果酱是由浆果做的。
• Every berry and cherry carried in the ferry is very merry.渡船里载运的每一颗草莓和樱桃都很快乐。

2 attendant   

n.随从，跟班，出席者，服务员；adj.伴随的，出席的，注意的，在场的

参考例句：

• She was interrupted by the entrance of an attendant.服务员进来，打断了她的话。
• We met the officer attendant on the general.我们见到了随从将军的副官。

3 client   

n.委托人，当事人，顾客

参考例句：

• She can't come to the telephone;she's serving a client.她不能来接电话，她正在接待一位顾客。
• The lawyer produced a clever defence of his client.律师机智地为委托人辩护。

4 bent   

n.爱好，癖好；adj.弯的；决心的，一心的

参考例句：

• He was fully bent upon the project.他一心扑在这项计划上。
• We bent over backward to help them.我们尽了最大努力帮助他们。