"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?"
作為南卡羅萊那州克萊姆森大學的壹個本科生,我囊中羞澀,當我父親告訴我他為我買了輛車時,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:“什麽車?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,又問是什麽顏色的。
“哦,”他很不舒服地說,“妳指哪壹部分?”