122.What Color

　　An impoverished¹ graduate student at Clemson University in South Carolina, I was excited when my father informed me that he had bought me a car. Hardly able to contain my enthusiasm, I asked Dad the typical questions: "What kind is it? Does it have a stick shift? Does it have a tape deck?"

　　"It's a 1982 Toyota," he replied. "It's a four speed, and, yes, it has a tape deck . " Pleased, I asked what color it was.

　　"Well, " he said uncomfortably, " which part?"

Notes:

　　(1) impoverished adj.穷困的

　　(2) South Carolina 南卡罗莱那（美国州名）

　　(3) inform v.告知

　　(4) contain v.控制（情绪等）

　　(5) enthusiasm n.热情

　　(6) typical adj.典型的

　　(7) stick shift 手排挡

　　(8) tape deck 磁带舱

Exercises:

根据短文判断下列句子正（T）、（F）：

　　① The graduate student couldn't afford a car himself.

　　② When his father told him that a car had been bought for him he was excited.

　　③ He controlled his excitement and didn't ask any questions.

　　④ He wanted a car with a stick shift.

　　⑤ He got a second-hand² colored car.

122.什么颜色

　　作为南卡罗莱那州克莱姆森大学的一个本科生，我囊中羞涩，当我父亲告诉我他为我买了辆车时，我甚是激动。我几乎控制不住我的热情，问了爸爸几个关键问题：“什么车？有没有手排挡？有没有磁带舱？”

　　“是1982年产丰田车，”他回答说，“四速，还有，是的，有磁带舱。”我甚是高兴，又问是什么颜色的。

　　“哦，”他很不舒服地说，“你指哪一部分？”

练习参考答案：

①T②T③F④T⑤T

1 impoverished   

adj.穷困的，无力的，用尽了的v.使（某人）贫穷( impoverish的过去式和过去分词 )；使（某物）贫瘠或恶化

参考例句：

• the impoverished areas of the city 这个城市的贫民区
• They were impoverished by a prolonged spell of unemployment. 他们因长期失业而一贫如洗。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 second-hand   

adj.用过的，旧的，二手的

参考例句：

• I got this book by chance at a second-hand bookshop.我赶巧在一家旧书店里买到这本书。
• They will put all these second-hand goods up for sale.他们将把这些旧货全部公开出售。