1、SATISFACTION GUARANTEED (Adapted) Lary Belmont worked for a company that made robots. Recently it had begun experimenting with a household robot. it was going to be tested out by larrys wife. Claire.para2 Claire didn t want the robot in her house, especialy as her husband would be away on a business
2、 trip for three weeks, but lary persuaded her that the robot wouldn t harm her or allow her to be harmed.it would be a bonus. However when she first saw the robot, she felt alarmed.His name was Tony. He seemed more like a human than a machine. He was talland handsome with smooth hair and a deep voic
3、e, although his facial expresion never changedpara3 on the second moning,Tony brought her breakfast and then asked her whether she needed help dressing. She felt embarased and quickly told him to go. Now she was being looked after by a robot that looked so human, and it was disturbing.para4 One day.
4、 Claire mentioned that she didnt think she was dlever. Tony said that she must fel very unhappy to say that.Claire thought it was ridiculous that she was being offered sympathy by a robot, but she gradully admired his wisdom and integrity and began to trust him.He always treated her with dignity. sh
5、e told him how she was unhappy that her home wasn t elegant enough for larry, who wanted to improve his socialposition with a bigger salary. she wasn t like Gladys Claffern,one of the richest and most powerful women around.para5 As a favour,Tony promised to help Claire make herself more beautiful an
6、d her home more elegant.so claire borowed some ibrary books for him to read, or rather, scan. She looked at his fingers with wonder as they turned each page. How absurd,she thought. He was just a machine.para6 Tony gave Claire a new hairstyle and improved her makeup. as he was not allowed to accompa
7、ny her to the shops, he wrote out a list of things that he would need for his work on the house laire went downtown and bought these things shehad an appointment to paint her nails, then she went into an expensive clothes shop. The saleswoman there was rude to her, so she rang Tony and told him she
8、was being treated badly He spoke to the woman who immerdiataly channed her atitude. Claire thanked Tony, teling him that he was a dear .As she turmed around, there stood Gladys Clafern. How awful to be discovered by her, Claire thought.By the look on her face, Claire knew that Gladys thought they we
9、re in a relationship.After all, she knew Claires husbands name was Larry, not Tony. Although it was completely innocent, Claire felt guilty.para7 When Claire got home, she wept. Gladys was everything Claire wished to be. Tony told her she was being sensitive and wasjust as good as Gladys. He suggest
10、ed that she invite Gladys and her friends to the house the night before he was to leave and Larry was to return. By that time, Tony expected that the house, which was being completely transformed, would be ready.para8 Tony worked steadily on the improvements. Clare tried to help by working on a ligh
11、t suspended from the celing, but she fellof the lader. Even though Tony had been in the next room, he managed to catch her in time. s he held her, she felt the warmth of his body. She screamed, pushed him away, and ran to her room.para9 The night of the party arived. The dlock struck eight. he guest
12、s would be ariving soon,so Claire dismissed Tony for the rest of the night.At that moment, Tony took her in his arms, bringing his face close to hers. she heard him declare that he did not want to leave her the next day, and that he felt more than just the desire to please her. Then the front door b
13、ell rang. a household robot 家用机器人 test out 检验;测试 on a business trip 因公出差 feel alarmed 感到担心 more like 更像是;更接近 smooth hair 顺滑的头发 a deep voice低沉浑厚的声音 facial expression 面部表情 embarrassed adj.难堪的;尴尬的 feel embarrassed 感到难堪的，感到尴尬的 ridiculous adj. 愚蠢的;荒谬的;荒唐的 It is ridiculous that. 荒谬的是 dignity/digneti/n. 庄重
14、;庄严;尊严 with dignity 有尊严地，体面地 with wonder 惊奇地 or rather 更确切地说 make up n.妆容 accompany vt. 陪伴;伴奏 accompany sb. to. 陪某人去 a list of一份的清单 appointment n. 预约;约会;委任 have an appointment with sb. 与某人有约会 make an appointment(with sb.)(与某人)约时间 turn around 转身;翻转 after all 毕竟 guilty adj. 内疚的;有罪的;有过失的 feel guilty(about/at) (对)感到内疚 be guilty of 犯罪 work on 从事;做的工作 fall off 从跌落下来 manage to do sth.设法做成某事 in time及时;迟早 take sb.in ones arms 把某人搂在怀里 more than 不仅仅是，远非谢谢观看
