110.Until They're Free

　　Deciding to do some back-yard landscaping, my father-in-law¹ went to the brickyard to buy quantity of brick². When he asked the salesclerk about the cost, the man replied. "The more you buy, the cheaper they are."

　　"'is that so?" said my father-in-law." Then just keep loading them on my truck until they're free.

Notes:

　　(1) landscaping n.庭院布置

　　(2) brick-yard n.砖场

Exercises:

根据短文判断下列句子正（T）、（F）：

　　① My father-in-law wanted to do some front-yard landscaping.

　　② He went to the brickyard to buy quantity of brick.

　　③ The salesclerk meant that the bricks³ could be free of charge if a customer bought in large quantities.

　　④ Hearing the salesclerk' words, my father-in-law was very glad.

　　⑤ My father-in-law used a truck to carry the bricks.

110.直到免费为止

　　我岳父打算买些砖来修整一下后院。他到砖厂拉砖，当问到砖价时，售货员回答说：“买得越多，价格越低。”

　　“真的吗？”我岳父说，“那么往我的卡车上猛装吧，一直装到免费为止。”

练习参考答案：

①F②T③F④T⑤T

1 father-in-law   

n.岳父，公公

参考例句：

• He met his future father-in-law during his visit to Boston.他在波士顿小住期间遇见了他未来的岳父。
• His father-in-law is a plantation manager.他岳父是个种植园经营者。

2 brick   

n.砖；vt.用砖砌，用砖堵住

参考例句：

• She stared blankly at the brick wall in front of her.她面无表情地瞪着面前的砖墙。
• I bought a brick of ice cream for my daughter.我给女儿买了块冰砖。

3 bricks   

n.砖( brick的名词复数 )；砖块；积木；可靠的朋友

参考例句：

• He compounded water, sand and soil and formed bricks. 他用水拌和沙和泥土做成砖块。
• The United Auto Workers hit the bricks against General Motors. 联合汽车工人工会举行罢工，反对通用汽车公司。