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[ 2006-10-25 08:00 ]
A man took a pair of shoes to
a shoe repair shop and said to the shoemaker, "I'd like you to repair these
shoes for me, please." "Certainly, sir," the shoemaker said.
"When will
they be ready?" the man asked.
"I'm a bit busy, but they'll be ready for you
on Thursday." he said.
That's fine," the man said, and left the shop.
The next morning he received a letter, offering him a job in another
country. Within 24 hours he was on an airplane to his new job.
Twenty
years passed and he returned to his hometown. He remembered his shoes. "They
were a good pair of shoes," he thought. "I wonder if the shoemaker is still
there and still has them. I'll go and see.
He was pleased to see that
the shoemaker was still in the same shop ,although he was an old man by now.
"Good morning," he said to him. "Twenty years ago, I brought in a pair of shoes
to be repaired. Do you think you've still got them?"
"Name?" the old
shoemaker asked.
"Smith," the man said.
"I'll go and see. They may
be out back.
The shoemaker went out to the back of his shop -and a few
minutes later returned ,carrying the pair of shoes.
"Here we are," he
said. "One pair of brown shoes to be repaired. I'm a bit busy now, but they'll
probably be ready on Thursday."
Notes:
(1) pleased adj.愉快的；高興的
(2) bring in 帶來
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