An impoverished graduate student at Clemson University in South Carolina, I was excited when my father informed me that he had bought me a car. Hardly able to contain my enthusiasm, I asked Dad the typical questions: "What kind is it? Does it have a stick shift? Does it have a tape deck?" "It's a 1982 Toyota," he replied. "It's a four speed, and, yes, it has a tape deck . " Pleased, I asked what color it was. "Well, " he said uncomfortably, " which part?" Notes: (1) impoverished adj.窮困的 (2) South Carolina 南卡羅萊那（美國州名） (3) inform v.告知 (4) contain v.控制（情緒等） (5) enthusiasm n.熱情 (6) typical adj.典型的 (7) stick shift 手排擋 (8) tape deck 磁帶艙 Exercises: 根據短文判斷下列句子正（T）、（F）： ① The graduate student couldn't afford a car himself. ② When his father told him that a car had been bought for him he was excited. ③ He controlled his excitement and didn't ask any questions. ④ He wanted a car with a stick shift. ⑤ He got a second-hand colored car. 122.什麼顏色 作爲南卡羅萊那州克萊姆森大學的一個本科生，我囊中羞澀，當我父親告訴我他爲我買了輛車時，我甚是激動。我幾乎控制不住我的熱情，問了爸爸幾個關鍵問題：“什麼車？有沒有手排擋？有沒有磁帶艙？” “是1982年產豐田車，”他回答說，“四速，還有，是的，有磁帶艙。”我甚是高興，又問是什麼顏色的。 “哦，”他很不舒服地說，“你指哪一部分？” 練習參考答案： ①T②T③F④T⑤T
