英文短篇故事（纽约）518 A Penthouse for Only $40K

 　　He read about a Manhattan hotel. Its penthouse was available for $40,000 a night. The nine-room penthouse had a 360-degree view. It came with a butler, personal trainer, and chauffeur¹. He said to his wife, "Who are they kidding? A year's salary for one night in a fancy-schmancy penthouse? And what do you get? A panoramic² view? How long can you look at a view? And what if it rains on your view? Do you get a rain check? And what good is a butler? I don't know how to take off my own shoes? And what's a trainer going to do? How fit can you get in one night? And what use is a chauffeur? Who's going to leave a $40,000 hotel room to ride around in the back seat of a car? Not me! To get me out of there, they'd have to set the furniture on fire."

1 chauffeur   

n.(受雇于私人或公司的)司机；v.为…开车

参考例句：

• The chauffeur handed the old lady from the car.这个司机搀扶这个老太太下汽车。
• She went out herself and spoke to the chauffeur.她亲自走出去跟汽车司机说话。

2 panoramic   

adj. 全景的

参考例句：

• Most rooms enjoy panoramic views of the sea. 大多数房间都能看到海的全景。
• In a panoramic survey of nature, speed is interesting because it has a ceiling. 概观自然全景，速率是有趣的，因为它有一个上限。