58. Bad Business

　　A salesman was chatting with the owner of a motel¹."Business is terrible," said the motel owner. 'Really bad."

　　"But every time I drive by here you have the 'no vacancy²' sign on. " said the salesman.

　　"That's true," replied the motel owner. "But I used to turn away 30 to 35 people a night. Now, I only turn away ten to 15."

Notes:

　　(1) motel n.汽车旅馆 (3) turn away n.谢绝

　　(2) vacancy n.空缺

Exercises:

根据短文判断下列句子正（T）、（F）：

　　① A motel is a hotel for motorists.

　　② The salesman was arguing with the owner of the motel.

　　③ When the motel owner said that business was terrible, the salesman did not believe him.

　　④ Every time the salesman drove by the motel, the motel was only half full.

　　⑤ The motel owner used to turn away ten to 13 people.

58.生意不好

　　一个商人在和汽车旅馆的主人闲聊。“生意大糟了，”旅馆主人说，“真的太糟了。

　　“可是每次我驾车经过这儿，你都挂上了‘客满’的牌子，”商人就。

　　“那倒是真的。”旅馆主人答道，“可是过去我一夜就谢绝三十至三十五人，而如今只能谢绝十至十五人。”

练习参考答案：

①T②F③T④F⑤F

1 motel   

n.汽车游客旅馆

参考例句：

• Late that night he landed at a motel.那晚他到了一家汽车旅馆。
• The motel manager showed the guests to their room.汽车旅馆经理把旅客领到他们房间。

2 vacancy   

n.（旅馆的）空位，空房，（职务的）空缺

参考例句：

• Her going on maternity leave will create a temporary vacancy.她休产假时将会有一个临时空缺。
• The vacancy of her expression made me doubt if she was listening.她茫然的神情让我怀疑她是否在听。