英文短篇故事（纽约）474 Is This Your Shake or Mine?

 　　He and his coworker, Sheila, were at Shake Shake in Brooklyn. They had both ordered cheeseburgers, fries, and shakes. He had ordered a coffee shake. She had ordered a chocolate shake. Their buzzer¹ sounded. He went to the pick-up counter. He brought their orders back to their table. The cups containing the shakes were identical. Neither cup was marked Chocolate or Coffee. He didn't know which one was his. He removed the lids from both cups. He looked at the shakes. One was light brown. The other was lighter² brown. He asked, "Which one's coffee?” Sheila didn't know. He took both shakes back to the counter. He asked a worker, "Can you help me? Which one's coffee, and which one's chocolate?" The worker studied the shakes. Pointing, she said, "This one's coffee." He asked, "How can you tell?" She said, "Because it looks more like coffee than the other one."

1 buzzer   

n.蜂鸣器；汽笛

参考例句：

• The buzzer went off at eight o'clock.蜂鸣器在8点钟时响了。
• Press the buzzer when you want to talk.你想讲话的时候就按蜂鸣器。

2 lighter   

n.打火机，点火器；驳船；v.用驳船运送；light的比较级

参考例句：

• The portrait was touched up so as to make it lighter.这张画经过润色，色调明朗了一些。
• The lighter works off the car battery.引燃器利用汽车蓄电池打火。