英文短篇故事（纽约）139 Are the New Socks 100% Cotton?

 　　His wife asked him to buy her some new socks. "Make sure they're 100% cotton," she said. "I don't want any polyester blends¹. I don't like the feel of polyester." He went to a couple of stores. They sold only cotton-polyester blends. This errand² was going to take longer than he had thought. He finally found a store that sold "Premium³ Soft Cotton" socks. He bought five packages. He took them home. His wife looked at the big print on the front of one package—"Premium Soft Cotton." She opened the package. She took out a pair of socks. She felt them. "These aren't 100% cotton," she said. He said, "Of course they are. Look at the big print." She asked, "Did you look at the small print?" He looked at the back of the package. At the very bottom⁴, in very small print, it said, "60% Cotton, 40% Polyester."

1 blends   

v.（使）混合( blend的第三人称单数 )；（使）混杂；（使）调和；协调

参考例句：

• Rachid's job is to produce the various tea blends. 理查的工作是生产各种混配茶。 来自超越目标英语 第4册
• The cloth blends in with her color of skin very much. 这件衣服和她的肤色很协调 来自辞典例句

2 errand   

n.差使（如送信，买东西等），（短程）差事

参考例句：

• I've come on a special errand.我是专程来办一件差事的。
• This is a formidable errand for me.这对我来说是个太艰巨的任务。

3 premium   

n.加付款；赠品；adj.高级的；售价高的

参考例句：

• You have to pay a premium for express delivery.寄快递你得付额外费用。
• Fresh water was at a premium after the reservoir was contaminated.在水库被污染之后，清水便因稀而贵了。

4 bottom   

n.底部;屁股，臀部；adj.底部的

参考例句：

• The bottom of the cup is broken.这杯子的底破了。
• The channel must have a flat bottom.沟道的底要平。