文档介绍：英语小故事
One good turn deserves another
I was having dinner at a restaurant whenHarry Steele came in。 Harry worked in a 英语小故事
One good turn deserves another
I was having dinner at a restaurant whenHarry Steele came in。 Harry worked in a lawyer’s office years ago， but he is now working at a bank. He gets a good salary， but he always borrows money from his friends and never pays it back。 Harry saw me and came and sat at the same table。 He has never borrowed money from me. While he was eating, I asked him to lend me ＆2。 To my surprise， he gave me the money immediately. ’I have never borrrowed any money from you,' Harry said，'so now you can pay for my dinner!’
我正在一家饭馆吃饭，托尼。斯蒂尔走了进来。托尼曾在又家律师事务所工作，而如今正在一家银行上班，他的薪水很高，但他却总是向朋友借钱，并且从来不还。托尼看见了我，就走过来和我坐到一张桌子前。他从未向我借过钱，但他吃饭时，我提出向他借20英镑。令我惊奇的是，他立即把钱给了我。“我还未向你借过钱。”托尼说道，“所以如今你可以替我付饭钱了！"
好消息＆坏消息！
An artist asked the gallery owner if there had been any interest in his paintings currently on display。 "I’ve got good news and bad news,” the owner replied。 "The good news is that a gentleman inquired about your work and wondered if it would appreciate in value after your death。 When I told him it would, he bought all fifteen of your paintings.”
"That’s wonderful!" the artist exclaimed， ”What’s the bad news?"。 With concern， the gallery owner replied, ”The guy was your doctor。"
Difference
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