Joe grew up in a small town, then moved
away to attend college and law school. He
decided to come back to the small town because
he could be a big man in this small town. He
really wanted to impress everyone.
He opened his new law office, but business
was very slow at first. One day, he saw a man
coming up the sidewalk. He decided to make
a big impression on this new client when he
arrived.
As the man came to the door, Joe picked
up the phone and pretended to be some hot
shot lawyer. He motioned the man in, all the
while talking...
"No. Absolutely not. You tell those clowns
in New York that I won't settle this case for
less than one million..."
"Yes. The Appeals Court has agreed to
hear that case next week. I'll be handling
the primary argument and the other members
of my team will provide support..."
"Okay. Tell the DA that I'll meet with
him next week to discuss the details..."
This sort of thing went on for almost 5
minutes. All the while the man sat patiently
as Joe rattled instructions.
Finally, Joe put down the phone and
turned to the man.
"I'm sorry for the delay, but as you can
see, I'm very busy. What can I do for you?"
The man replied "I'm from the phone
company. I came to hook up your phone."
Key words：
sidewalk （n.）人行道
client （n.）客戶
motion （v.）示意
clown （n.）小丑
Appeals Court （n.）上訴法庭
DA （n.）District Attorney 地區檢查官
I came to hook up your phone. 我是來幫你接通電話的
以色列、巴勒斯坦：
http://chenhen2013.pixnet.net/blog/post/462697781
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成寒英語教材：
http://chenhen2013.pixnet.net/blog/post/288240074
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唸〈成寒英語教材〉，托福、多益 TOEIC 考高分成績榜 ＆ 他們的學習歷程：
http://chenhen2013.pixnet.net/blog/post/275932070
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