Way of Inducing

    At the cleaner's, I noticed the sign "In by 10 a. m. , out by 5 p. m. " so I told the owner that I wanted to pick my clothing up at five. "it won't be ready," he said.
    "But your sign says, 'In by 10 a. m. , out by 5 p. m.'," I reminded him.
    "Oh," he replied, "that means¹ me.
    Notes:
    remind v.提醒Exercises:
    根据短文回答下列问题：
    ① Where was the author?
    ② What did he notice?
    ③ What did the sign say?
    ④ What request did the author make to the owner?
    ⑤ What effect did the sign have?
    80.招客有方
在洗衣店，我看到招牌上写着：“上午10点进，下午5点出。”因此我就告诉店主我想在下午5点取衣。“下午5点还不能取，”他说。
    “但是你的牌子上写着：‘上午10点进，下午5点出’，”我提醒他说。
    “哦，”他回答说，“那指的是我。”

1 means   

n.方法，手段，折中点，物质财富

参考例句：

• That man used artful means to find out secrets.那人使用狡猾的手段获取机密。
• We must get it done by some means or other.我们总得想办法把它干完。