第85期双语笑话加练习题 有去无回（1）
Point of No Return
My husband ordered home delivery of our local newspaper. Because we live in rural area where no street numbers are used, I was concerned that the carrier would have trouble finding us. Sure enough, we missed delivery several days despite frequent calls to the circulation department. Finally I phoned to cancel the subscription. "You'll have to tell me your exact location," the woman on the line said. "We can't cancel the subscription unless we know where you live.
Notes:
(1) delivery n.递送
(2) rural area乡村
(3) concerned adj.焦虑的；担心的
(4) have trouble doing sth做某事有麻烦
(5) despite prep.不管；不顾
(6) frequent adj.时常发生的；惯常的
(7) circulation n.发行
(8) subscription n.订阅
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