Do Me a Favor

    The mechanic was very busy when I took my car in for repairs, so I settled down in the waiting room with a book I'd brought along. The mechanic was in and out answering calls, and at one point he stopped and looked at me . "Would you do me a favor and flip¹ back a few pages when someone comes in? That way it won't look as if you've been here all day."Notes:
    (1) mechanic n.汽车修理师(2) settle down安适地坐下或躺(3) do sb a favor帮助某人(4) flip v.以指捻Exercises:
    根据短文填空① The mechanic was very busy when I took my car ______ repairs.
    ② So I______ down in the waiting room with a book I'd brought_____ .
    ③ The mechanic was ______ and ______answering calls.
    ④ Would you do me a favor and ______back a few pages when someone comes ______?
    ⑤ That way it won't look_____ _____ you've been here all day.
    49.请帮个忙
我把车拖去修理，机械师很忙。所以我就坐在接待室，拿出我随身带来的书读，机械师出出进进地打招呼。有一次，他停下来看了看我说：“你能帮我个忙吗？有人进来时，把书翻回几页行吗？那样的话，就不会看上去你在这儿呆了一整天了。”

1 flip   

vt.快速翻动；轻抛；轻拍；n.轻抛；adj.轻浮的

参考例句：

• I had a quick flip through the book and it looked very interesting.我很快翻阅了一下那本书，看来似乎很有趣。
• Let's flip a coin to see who pays the bill.咱们来抛硬币决定谁付钱。