09PETS二级考试精品阅读文章13
<p> 零钱不用找了</p><p> 在教堂的义卖市上卖旧书时，我与一名准备买东西的顾客发生了一场争论。他对购买袖珍奥金.纳什集颇感兴趣，但是说它要三十五美分开价过高。其它的平装书每本才卖十或十五美分。</p><p> 我指出这本书保存状况颇好，纳什是个有趣的诗人，这个要价是合理的。他说这是个原则问题。五美分的价格将这本书卖给他。他得意洋洋，拿出一张十美元的票子付帐。零钱不用找了。他说。</p><p> <span word="Keep">Keep</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Change">Change</span></p><p> <span word="Selling">Selling</span> <span word="secondhand">secondhand</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="church">church</span> <span word="bazaar">bazaar</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="argument">argument</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="prospective">prospective</span> <span word="customer">customer</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="interested">interested</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="buying">buying</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Pocket">Pocket</span> <span word="Book">Book</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Ogden">Ogden</span> <span word="Nash">Nash</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="claimed">claimed</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="overpriced">overpriced</span> <span word="at">at</span> 35 <span word="cents">cents</span>. <span word="Other">Other</span> <span word="paperbacks">paperbacks</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="selling">selling</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="or">or</span> 15 <span word="cents">cents</span> <span word="each">each</span>.</p><p> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="pointed">pointed</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="condition">condition</span>. <span word="Nash">Nash</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fun">fun</span> <span word="poet">poet</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="cause">cause</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="principle">principle</span>. <span word="Ultimately">Ultimately</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="for">for</span> 15 <span word="cents">cents</span>. <span word="Triumphant">Triumphant</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> $10 <span word="bill">bill</span>. <span word="Keep">Keep</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="change">change</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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