读英语故事，记住常用单词abroad

**abroad **adv. 在国外，往国外

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Story A:

Father: This is the sunset my daughter painted. She studied painting ****abroad****, you know.

Friend: Ah, that accounts for it! I never saw a sunset like that in this country.

译文：

父亲：这是我女儿画的日落。 你知道，她在国外学习绘画。

朋友：啊，这就说明问题了！ 在这个国家，我从未见过这样的日落。

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Story B：

A partner in the law firm where I used to work was expecting an urgent call from a British client (客户). He asked the receptionist to forward (转) the call to the conference room, where several lawyers were discussing the client’s case. When the receptionist buzzed the conference room, the partner asked her, “Is it from ****abroad****?”

“No, sir!” the startled receptionist replied. “I think it’s a gentleman.”

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译文：

以前工作的律师事务所的合伙人期待英国客户（客户）的紧急电话。 他要求接待员将电话转发到会议室，在那里几位律师正在讨论客户案件。 当接待员打入会议室时，伙伴问她：“它来自国外吗？”

“不，先生！”受惊的接待员回答道。 “我认为这是一位绅士。”