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75.This Way to Request

时间：2005-08-13 16:00:00

（单词翻译:单击）


　　I had fallen and dislocated my elbow, which made writing checks for my small business nearly impossible. I called my bank to explain that the signature on my checks would look odd due to my accident, and would they please horror them anyway.


　　"Okay," said the woman on the phone, "but you' 11 have to write a letter to the bank telling them that you are requesting this. "


Notes:


　　(1) dislocate v.脱离原位；使脱臼


　　(2) signature n.签名


　　(3) due to由于


　　(4) honor v.承认并如期支付


Exercises:


根据短文填空：


　　① I had fallen and_____ my elbow.


　　② It made writing checks for my small business_____ impossible.


　　③ I called my bank to_____ that the signature _____my checks would look odd due to my accident.


　　④ "Okay," said the woman_____ the phone.


　　⑤ But you'll have to write a letter to the bank _____them that you are requesting this.


75.如是请求


　　我摔倒了，肘骨脱臼了。这使得我几乎不能给我的小生意签账单了。我打电话给银行解释说由于事故，账单上我的签名看起来会有些古怪，并请求他们无论如何给予承兑。


　　“好的，”电话中的女子说，“但你必须给银行写封信，告诉他们你在作此项请求。”


练习参考答案：


① dislocated ② nearly ③ explain; on ④ on ⑤ telling


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0 elbow OmKyK     
n.手肘，急弯，扶手；v.用手肘推开，推挤
参考例句：
  • Please try to move your elbow.请活动一下你的肘关节。
  • He had a patch on the elbow of his jacket.他的上衣肘部有一块补丁。
0 bank FP5yI     
n.银行，堤，岸
参考例句：
  • Where is the nearest bank?最近的银行在哪里？
  • Time is a river with no bank.时间是一条无岸之流。
0 nearly 5Gtxq     
adv.将近，几乎，差不多
参考例句：
  • I nearly missed the bus.我险些错过了公交车。
  • It is nearly two years since I came here.我来这儿快两年了。
0 business 1ScyK     
n.商业， 买卖， 交易， 生意， 事情， 事物， 营业， 商行
参考例句：
  • My father built his business on years of hard work. 我父亲多年奋斗创立了自己的事业。
  • We must finish up this business in a day or two. 我们必须在一两天内把这事结束。
0 anyway eMoy3     
adv.不管怎样；无论如何
参考例句：
  • Anyway I'm free now . Let me go with you. 我反正闲着没事,就陪你走一趟吧。
  • Anyway, you can try. 至少你可以试试。
0 notes notes     
vt.记下；对…加注释n.注意( note的名词复数 )；笔记；单音；特征
参考例句：
  • Are you aware these notes are counterfeit? 你觉察到这些钞票是伪造的吗？
  • There are explanatory notes at the back of the book. 书后有注解。
0 honor IQDzL     
n.光荣；敬意；荣幸；vt.给…以荣誉；尊敬
参考例句：
  • I take your visit as a great honor.您的来访是我莫大的光荣。
  • It is a great honor to receive that prize.能拿到那个奖是无上的光荣。
0 due hZDz7     
n.应得物；adj.预定的，应付的，到期的，应有的
参考例句：
  • I received nothing except what was due to me.除了我应得的东西，我并未接受任何东西。
  • The rocket is due to lift off at noon on Friday.火箭定于星期五中午发射。
0 fallen etnzFQ     
n.阵亡者adj.倒下的；（女子）已失身的；落下的；落在地上的v.降低( fall的过去分词 )；来临；成为；降落
参考例句：
  • The number of people employed in agriculture has fallen in the last decade. 过去十年，农业从业人数已经下降。
  • Plaster had fallen away in places, exposing the brickwork. 有些地方的灰泥脱落了，露出了砖。
0 explain 5m1xB     
vt.解释，说明；vi. 解释，说明，辩解
参考例句：
  • She knows how to explain it.她知道怎么解释它。
  • Could you explain that again?您能再解释一遍吗？
0 horror DdUzN     
n.惊骇，恐怖，惨事，极端厌恶
参考例句：
  • The public has been awakened to the full horror of the situation.公众完全意识到了这一状况的可怕程度。
  • The thought of working nights fills me with abject horror.一想到要夜间工作我就觉得惨兮兮的。
0 writing aeGzKN     
n.写，写作；著作，文学作品
参考例句：
  • I am also writing a short story.我也写短篇小说。
  • Do you like writing for children?你愿意为儿童写作吗？
0 woman Wfhwg     
n.妇女，女人，女性
参考例句：
  • The woman looks very young.这个女人看上去很年轻。
  • She is a lovely woman.她是位美丽动人的女子。
0 called 4f33252742282f871b0617168156fd55     
v.叫( call的过去式和过去分词 )；通电话；认为；估计
参考例句：
  • She sensed something was amiss and called the police. 她觉得有点不对头，就叫了警察。
  • I called several times, but only got the answering machine. 我打了几次电话，但只有电话答录机答话。
0 signature PEMz9     
n.签名，署名，信号
参考例句：
  • Make sure that you get it down and his signature on it.你一定要把它记下来，并让他在上面签字。
  • Each person's signature is unique.每个人的签名都是独一无二的。
0 accident eJByw     
n.事故，意外的事
参考例句：
  • He had a traffic accident.他出了交通事故。
  • An accident was happened yesterday.昨天发生了一起事故。
0 made hAgx2     
v.make的过去式和过去分词
参考例句：
  • They were not made in china.它们不是中国制造的。
  • The monkey made a long arm for the peach.猴子伸臂去摘桃子。
0 said IYtxh     
v.动词say的过去式、过去分词
参考例句：
  • He said to me that he could not come.他对我说他不能来。
  • He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。
0 phone VNxxf     
n.(口语telephone)电话，电话机；v.打电话
参考例句：
  • Could I use the phone,sir?我能打电话么，先生？
  • Phone the lawyer at once.马上给律师打电话。
0 had FeBxb     
vbl.have的过去式和过去分词；conj.有
参考例句：
  • I just had a good idea!我有个好主意！
  • The boy had a small branch of a tree in his hand.这个男孩手上拿一条小树枝。
0 requesting c50630b0fde666b3e8333814142ce489     
v.（下级对上级的）请求( request的现在分词 )；请求得到；索取；邀请[常接不定式或从句]
参考例句：
  • He is by implication requesting me to resign. 他示意要我辞职。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Say that the field is requesting a column width. 比如说这个字段需要一个栏宽。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓
0 would 8fPwB     
aux.will的过去式；愿，要；常常；大概；将要，会
参考例句：
  • Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说？
  • Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗？
0 impossible s9Yxv     
adj.不可能的，不容易的，令人无法忍受的
参考例句：
  • I mean that it is impossible.我的意思是说那不可能。
  • It is kind of fun to do the impossible.去做不可能的事是一种乐趣。
0 letter h1Bx1     
n.字母，信
参考例句：
  • This letter is for you.这是你的信。
  • What letter is a question?什么字母是一个问题？
0 odd P5szQ     
adj.奇特的；临时的；奇数的；n.[pl.]机会
参考例句：
  • She looks a bit odd.I wonder what has happened to her.她的神色有些异样，不知出了什么事。
  • He's an odd character and no mistake!他的确是个怪人！
0 exercises stDz4N     
n.练习( exercise的名词复数 )；（弹钢琴指法等的）训练；使用；演习v.锻炼，训练，练习( exercise的第三人称单数 )；锻炼（身体某部位）；使焦虑；发挥（作用）
参考例句：
  • These exercises aim to counteract the effects of stress and tension. 这些训练旨在抵消压力与紧张的影响。
  • Will you keep on the course of exercises until you are thinner? 你要继续这项训练直到身体瘦下来为止吗？ 来自《简明英汉词典》
0 checks 20f46557dace2132e6fe939596bbfc66     
n.支票( check的名词复数 )；制止；调查v.检查，核对( check的第三人称单数 )；阻止；存放；托运（行李）
参考例句：
  • a test that checks the level of alcohol in the blood 对血液中酒精含量的测试
  • Periodic checks are carried out on the equipment. 设备定期进行检查。