10.6 A Continuation to Chon中级英语写作.pdf

A Continuation to Chon The women smiled. “You are Chon?” Mary heard one of them ask again. “Y…yes,” Mary hesitated for one or two seconds and answered. Suddenly she felt afraid. She was lying, and lying made her feel guilty. But the gold and diamonds…she needed them. “Here is our gift for you, Chon.” The other woman said, “Take one.” “What?” Mary was a little bit confused. “What’s wrong with you? You know the rules. Hurry up! We won’t stay long here.” “I, I am sorry but, but I am not quite sure about the rules, uh…” “I see,” the woman said softly and patiently. “Well, both of them are for you, but you can choose only one now. You will get the other one…later. Now take one.” Mary thought for a while. She didn’t know which one to take. The gold and diamonds were still in her mind, and she hoped there would be something more precious in the box she was to choose. Anyway, more thinking wouldn’t help. Mary chose the box held by the woman standing on her left. The two women were smiling as before, and seemed to be indifferent to her choice. Mary took the box, and immediately felt a little disappointed. It was quite light, and a box full of gold or diamonds should not be that light.With shaking hands Mary opened the box. There was a check in the box. Beside it was a small black gadget, looking like a pager or a small remote controller. “Wow…”Mary said to herself. “A check may be better.” She took the check out of the box and studied it carefully. She didn’t believe her eyes. The amount was one million dollars! Mary bit her upper lip slightly. It hurt .She was not dreaming. After counting the six zeros following the number “1”, she wasn’t disappointed any longer. “The check is cashable,” Mary heard a woman’s voice again, “and we hope you will like this gift…” “Oh, I like it very much!” Mary thought. “In three years, if you want to see us or still want the other box ，