What Color

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　What Color
        　　　　An impoverished graduate student at Clemson University in South Carolina, I was excited when my father informed me that he had bought me a car. Hardly able to contain my enthusiasm, I asked Dad the typical questions: "What kind is it? Does it have a stick shift? Does it have a tape deck?"
        　　　　"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?"
        　　Notes:
        　　　　(1) impoverished adj.穷困的
        　　　　(2) South Carolina 南卡罗莱那（美国州名）
        　　　　(3) inform v.告知
        　　　　(4) contain v.控制（情绪等）
        　　　　(5) enthusiasm n.热情
        　　　　(6) typical adj.典型的
        　　　　(7) stick shift 手排挡
        　　　　(8) tape deck 磁带舱
        　　Exercises:
        　　根据短文判断下列句子正（T）、（F）：
        　　　　① The graduate student couldn't afford a car himself.
        　　　　② When his father told him that a car had been bought for him he was excited.
        　　　　③ He controlled his excitement and didn't ask any questions.
        　　　　④ He wanted a car with a stick shift.
        　　　　⑤ He got a second-hand colored car.
        　　什么颜色
        　　　　作为南卡罗莱那州克莱姆森大学的一个本科生，我囊中羞涩，当我父亲告诉我他为我买了辆车时，我甚是激动。我几乎控制不住我的热情，问了爸爸几个关键问题：“什么车？有没有手排挡？有没有磁带舱？”
        　　　　“是1982年产丰田车，”他回答说，“四速，还有，是的，有磁带舱。”我甚是高兴，又问是什么颜色的。
        　　　　“哦，”他很不舒服地说，“你指哪一部分？”
        　　练习参考答案：
        　　①T②T③F④T⑤T