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:
impoverished adj.穷困的
South Carolina 南卡罗莱那（美国州名）
inform v.告知
contain v.控制（情绪等）
enthusiasm n.热情
typical adj.典型的
stick shift 手排挡
tape deck 磁带舱
Exercises:
依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-hand2 colored car.
122.哪种颜色
作为南卡罗莱那州克莱姆森大学的一个本科生，我囊中羞怯，当我爸爸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，问了父亲几个重要问题：哪款车？有没手排挡？有没磁带舱？
是1982年产丰田车，他回答说，四速，还有，是的，有磁带舱。我甚是开心，又问是哪种颜色的。
哦，他非常不舒服地说，你指哪一部分？
训练参考答案：
①T②T③F④T⑤T
