大学体验英语1综合教程讲义含课后翻译答案(第三版)unit5
Information, PleaseWhen I was quite young, I discovered that somewhere inside the telephone lived an amazing person — “Information, please” and there was nothing she did not know. My first personal experience with this person came one day while my mother was out. Amusing myself at the tool bench, I hit my finger with a hammer. The pain was terrible, but there was no one home to give me any sympathy. I walked around the house sucking my pounding finger, finally arriving at the telephone! Quickly, I unhooked the receiver and held it to my ear. “Information, please,” I said into the mouthpiece. After a click or two, a small clear voice spoke into my ear. “Information.”