A lady once wrote a long story. She sent it to a famous editor. After a few weeks the story was returned to her. The lady was angry. She wrote to the editor:
“Dear Sir: Yesterday you sent back a story of mine. How do you know that the story is not good? You did not read it. Before I sent you the story, I pasted together pages 18, 19 and 20. This was a test to see whether you would read the story. When the story came back yesterday, the pages were still pasted together. Is this the way you read all the stories that are sent to you?”The editor wrote back: “Dear Madam: At breakfast when I open an egg I don’t have to eat all the egg to discover that it is bad.?

editor 编辑
paste 用浆糊粘
resigned 辞职；顺从（resign的过去分词）

“我不必吃掉整个鸡蛋。”
曾经有位女士，她写了一篇很长的小说，并把它寄给了一位著名的编辑。几周后小说退回来了。女士很生气，她给编辑写了封信。
“尊敬的编辑先生：
昨天你把我的小说退回来了。你怎么知道这小说不好？你根本没有读过。在寄给你之前，我把十八、十九和二十页粘在了一起。这是要检查你是否会读我写的小说。昨天小说退回来时，这三页还粘在一起。难道这就是你阅读所有寄给你的作品的方式吗？”

编辑回信写道：“尊敬的女士： 早餐时我打开一只鸡蛋，我不必等到吃完整个鸡蛋后才发现蛋是臭的。”

1 wrote

v.（write的过去式）写
参考例句：
She wrote the music and he wrote the book.她作曲子，他写歌词。
He wrote back that he was too busy to join us.他回信说他太忙不能参加我们的活动。

2 famous

adj.著名的，驰名的，闻名遐迩的；极好的；擅长的
参考例句：
The hotel is famous for its suppers.那个酒店以晚餐而著称。
He is famous for his learning.他以有学问而出名。

3 editor

n.编者，编辑，主笔；v.编辑器
参考例句：
He’s the editor of the Riverdale paper.他是Riverdale报的编辑。
He got a job as an editor of a newspaper.他在一家报社找到了一份编辑工作。

4 was

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在
参考例句：
He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

5 returned

adj.被送回的，归来的v.返回，回来( return的过去式和过去分词 )；恢复；还；归还
参考例句：
He resigned as Home Secretary and returned to the back benches. 他辞去了内政大臣的职务，回到后座议员席。
The painting has been returned to its rightful owner . 这幅画已归还给合法所有权人。

6 did

v.动词do的过去式
参考例句：
How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？
Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？

7 paste

n.糊，浆糊，铅制玻璃；vt.粘贴，覆盖，猛击
参考例句：
Please paste these sheets of paper together.请将这几张纸粘在一起。
Stick the paper with paste.用糨糊粘纸。

8 whether

conj.是否…，是不是…；是否…，是不是…
参考例句：
I cannot say whether it was Saturday or Sunday.我无法肯定那天是星期六还是星期天。
I don’t care whether it rains,I am happy.我才不在乎下不下雨呢，我快活着呢。

9 would

aux.will的过去式；愿，要；常常；大概；将要，会
参考例句：
Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说？
Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗？

10 came

v.动词come的过去式
参考例句：
I was surprised why he came here so early.他为什么那么早到这里，我很惊奇。
The doctor came in time to save his life.医生及时来抢救他的生命。

11 discover

vt.发现，看出；暴露，显示
参考例句：
We’ll discover who did it.我们会查出是谁做的。
When did you discover it?你在什么时候发觉的？

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