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　　The Playwright1's Plumber3
There was a playwrite, who at the plea of his publisher, pledged to write a pleasing, yet plaushible story about plight4 of a plump plumber who wore plumage. The story went something like this:
The plumber was replacing a pipe on a farm when the farmer asked about his plumage. Then he merely said,"Never mind my sense of fashion,you can just go back to your plow5."Offended, the plumber's eyes began to well with tears. The farmer said:"Have I insulted you with my question about your plumage?" The plumber wanted to be pliant6 with his customer,"No,'' he replied,"Pollen is a pollutant7 to the eyes, you know, and I am afraid that my eyes have been polluted.""yeah, I guess your eyes don't need pollinating,do they? Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!" the farmer chortled. The plumber continued to work. He first plunged8 a pipe into a liquid cleaner,bent the pliable9 pipe to the proper shape, and used a plumb2 line to make sure it was plumb, then he polished the pipe to give it a sheen. Finally, he connected the wire from the poles of the electrical unit as the pipe was also to serve as electrical ground.Satisfied with the good job he had done,the plumber left the farm,waddling along with his plumage and his poise10 and dignity despite the famer's insults.
There was a poll at the publishing house about this story. The staff was polarized: half of them really liked it, and the other half didn't. Regardless, they decided11 to go achead and publish it. Now the playwright can line his pocketbook with money from the story.


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1 playwright 8Ouxo     
n.剧作家，编写剧本的人
参考例句：
  • Gwyn Thomas was a famous playwright.格温·托马斯是著名的剧作家。
  • The playwright was slaughtered by the press.这位剧作家受到新闻界的无情批判。
2 plumb Y2szL     
adv.精确地，完全地；v.了解意义，测水深
参考例句：
  • No one could plumb the mystery.没人能看破这秘密。
  • It was unprofitable to plumb that sort of thing.这种事弄个水落石出没有什么好处。
3 plumber f2qzM     
n.(装修水管的)管子工
参考例句：
  • Have you asked the plumber to come and look at the leaking pipe?你叫管道工来检查漏水的管子了吗？
  • The plumber screwed up the tap by means of a spanner.管子工用板手把龙头旋紧。
4 plight 820zI     
n.困境，境况，誓约，艰难；vt.宣誓，保证，约定
参考例句：
  • The leader was much concerned over the plight of the refugees.那位领袖对难民的困境很担忧。
  • She was in a most helpless plight.她真不知如何是好。
5 plow eu5yE     
n.犁，耕地，犁过的地；v.犁，费力地前进[英]plough
参考例句：
  • At this time of the year farmers plow their fields.每年这个时候农民们都在耕地。
  • We will plow the field soon after the last frost.最后一场霜过后，我们将马上耕田。
6 pliant yO4xg     
adj.顺从的；可弯曲的
参考例句：
  • She's proud and stubborn,you know,under that pliant exterior.你要知道，在温顺的外表下，她既自傲又固执。
  • They weave a basket out of osiers with pliant young willows.他们用易弯的柳枝编制篮子。
7 pollutant N1Zzy     
n.污染物质，散布污染物质者
参考例句：
  • Coal itself is a heavy pollutant.煤本身就是一种严重的污染物。
  • Carbon dioxide may not be a typical air pollutant.二氧化碳可能不是一种典型的污染物。
8 plunged 06a599a54b33c9d941718dccc7739582     
v.颠簸( plunge的过去式和过去分词 )；暴跌；骤降；突降
参考例句：
  • The train derailed and plunged into the river. 火车脱轨栽进了河里。
  • She lost her balance and plunged 100 feet to her death. 她没有站稳，从100英尺的高处跌下摔死了。
9 pliable ZBCyx     
adj.易受影响的；易弯的；柔顺的，易驾驭的
参考例句：
  • Willow twigs are pliable.柳条很软。
  • The finely twined baskets are made with young,pliable spruce roots.这些编织精美的篮子是用柔韧的云杉嫩树根编成的。
10 poise ySTz9     
vt./vi. 平衡，保持平衡；n.泰然自若，自信
参考例句：
  • She hesitated briefly but quickly regained her poise.她犹豫片刻，但很快恢复了镇静。
  • Ballet classes are important for poise and grace.芭蕾课对培养优雅的姿仪非常重要。
11 decided lvqzZd     
adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的
参考例句：
  • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
  • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

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