正文 第29章 The Roof Leaks(1 / 1)

F. L. Wright

In 1937, Wright built a house in Wisconsin for industrialist Hibbard Johnson and his family. One rainy evening Johnson was entertaining some distinguished guests1 for dinner when the roof began to leak.2 The water seeped2 through the ceiling directly above Johnson himself, dripping2 steadily onto the top of his bald head. Irate,3 he put a call through to Wright in Phoenix, Arizona. “Frank,” he said, “you built this beautiful house for me and we enjoy it very much. But I have told you the roof leaks, and right _disibledevent= angry) 起狀語的作用,說明“他打電話”的原因。形容詞可作狀語,例如:

Afraid of difficulties, they prefer to take the easy road. 他們由於怕困難,寧願走容易的道路。

Unhappy, she returned to work. 她回去工作了,心裏卻不痛快。

名言

A jest often decides matters of importance

more effectually than seriousness. — Horace

處理重要的事情,玩笑往往比嚴肅更奏效。——賀拉斯

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