[영어] 늑장 고장수리 대처법

A friend of mine was a frequent user of a pay telephone at a popular truck stop. and was greatly inconvenienced when the phone frequently went out of commission. His patience finally reached its limit when repeated requests for repair brought only promises.

After several days of his last request, the phone companay was again contacted and told that there was no longer a rush. This is what my friend actually told the company.

"The phone is now working fine. so no need to fix it. Except that all money is being returned upon completion of each call.

A repairman arrived within the hour!

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• a frequent user of : ~의 단골 고객, 자주 애용하는 사람
• pay telephone : 공중전화
• truck stop : 트럭 휴게소
• be greatly inconvenienced : 대단히 불편을 느끼다.
• go out of commission : 고장나다(=be out of order) cf) in commission : 사용중인
• reach its limit : 한계에 다다르다
• repeated requests for repair : 되풀이 되는 고장수리 신고
• brought only promises : 고친다는 약속만 돌아왔다. 행위는 발생하지 않았다는 뜻
• There is no longer a rush : 이제는 서두를 필요가 없다
• no need to fix it : 고칠 필요가 없다
• Except that : ~라는 사실만 빼면
• Upon completion of each call : 통화를 마칠 때마다
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