Job Technique

    Vacationing on the island of Oahu, we were waiting in our tour bus for some stragglers to show up. A man, obviously not with our group, approached the bus and was about to board. How would our driver handle the situation, we wondered. Straight-faced, he leaned toward the door and asked, "Going to the nudist Colony, sir?""Oh, no," replied the would-be passenger, retreating quickly.
    "Works every time," the driver said with a wink¹.
    Notes:
    (1) Oahu n.瓦胡（岛）(2) straggler n.落伍者；掉队者(3) show up显现(4) approach v.走近；接近(5) be about to（do）（表计划）即将做(6) board v.上（船、火车、飞机、公共汽车等）(7) straight-faced adj.板起面孔的(8) nudist Colony天体营（裸体主义者实行其信条的场所）(9) retreating quickly迅速后退。这是一个分词短语作状语，表示伴随状况。
    Exercises:
    根据短文填空：
    ① We were waiting in our tour bus for some _____ to show up.
    ② A man, obviously y not with our group, _____ the bus and was to board.
    ③ How would our driver _____the situation, we wondered.
    ④ He leaned _____the door.
    ⑤ "Oh, no, " replied the_____ passenger, _____quickly.
    22.工作技巧 在瓦湖岛上度假时，我们坐在旅游车里等候掉队的人。一位男子，明显不是和我们一起的，朝旅游车走来并要上车。司机会怎么处理这种情况呢？我们都拭目以待。司机拉长了脸，向车门靠过去，问道：“先生，是去天体营吗？”
    “哦，不，”刚想乘车的男子回答说，迅速转身而逃。
    “每次都管用，”司机眨巴了一下眼睛说。

1 wink   

n.眨眼，使眼色，瞬间；v.眨眼，使眼色，闪烁

参考例句：

• He tipped me the wink not to buy at that price.他眨眼暗示我按那个价格就不要买。
• The satellite disappeared in a wink.瞬息之间，那颗卫星就消失了。