A travel agent looked up from his desk to see an older lady and an older gentleman  peering  in the shop window at the posters showing the glamorous  destinations around the world. The agent had had a good week and the dejected  couple looking in the window gave him a rare feeling of generosity.

　　He called them into his shop, "I know that on your pension you could never hope to have a holiday, so I am sending you off to a fabulous  resort at my expense, and I won't take no for an answer."

　　He took them inside and asked his secretary to write two flight tickets and book a room in a five star hotel. They, as can be expected, gladly accepted, and were off!

　　About a month later the little old lady came in to his shop.

　　"And how did you like your holiday?" he asked eagerly.

　　"The  flight  was  exciting and the room was lovely," she said. "I've come to thank you. But, one thing puzzled me. Who was that old fart I had to share the room with?"

Key  words：

peer　（v.）盯著看

glamorous　（adj.）有吸引力的　click 發音

destination　（n.）目的地　click 發音

dejected　（adj.）沮喪的

couple　（n.）夫妻　click 發音  

generosity　（n.）慷慨、大方　click 發音    

pension　（n.）退休金　click 發音    

fabulous　（adj.）絕妙的、難以置信的　click 發音  

resort　（n.）渡假勝地　click 發音 

puzzle　（v.）困惑、百思不解

old   fart　（n.）無賴、糟老頭