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12月英语六级阅读阶段训练之骗子

　　Thank you so much for coming, Kate.

　　I am glad you could make it, he said cheerfully. She had never met this charming little man before and knew him by reputation only. Among his contemporaries, he was known as a shrewd entrepreneur, able to diagnose at a glance, the prospects of those seeking his backing. She was anxious to learn why he had invited her to come to meet him at his home.

　　Thanks for asking me. Nice place you have here. She felt stupid saying something so absurd, but she was, at that moment, stumped. Her ego wouldnt let her admit shed never in her whole life, been so impressed by a foyer. She hoped that he would realize shed had little experience with the elite, take pity on her, and show her around.

　　Would you like to see more of the house? he asked, politely.

　　Would I? You bet! She was happy he gave no indication that he thought she was not in his bracket. She left her briefcase on the settee near the door and followed him through the foyer to a stairway to a stairway leading to a lower level of the house.

　　They began the tour in the wine cellar. A heavy, double thick door opened to reveal row upon row of gleaming glass bottles of vintage wines, all lying on their sides, cradled by the solid oak racks. The steady hum of machinery broke the silence of the insulated room. Victor explained that it was necessary to control the ventilation, temperature and humidity of the cellar to achieve optimum conditions for conserving the flavors of the expensive wines.