Unit17Laughter(35分钟)Ⅰ
阅读理解Mycolortelevisionhasgivenmenothingbutaheadache
IwasabletobuyitalittleoverayearagobecauseIhadmyrelativesgivememoneyformybirthdayinsteadofalotofclothesthatwouldn’tfit
Iletasalesclerkfoolmeintobuyingadiscontinuedmodel
Irealizedthisadaylater,whenIsawnewspaperadvertisementsforthesetatseventy-fivedollarslessthanIhadpaid
ThesetworkedsobeautifullywhenIfirstgotithomethatIwouldkeepitonuntilstationssignedoffforthenight
Fortunately,Ididn’tgetanychannelsshowingall-nightmoviesorIwouldneverhavegottentobed
ThenIstarteddevelopingaproblemwiththesetthatinvolvedstatic(静电)noise
Forsomereason,whencertainshowsswitchedintoacommercial,aloudnoisewouldsoundforafewseconds
Gradually,thisnoisebegantoappearduringashow,andtogetridofit,Ihadtochangetoanotherchannelandthenchangeitback
Sometimesthis