2011年12月英语四六级阅读：朋友也能租赁，你相信吗

文章作者 100test 发表时间 2011:08:10 22:39:40
来源 100Test.Com百考试题网

　　如今，食品、饮料、物品快递上门已经不是什么新鲜事了。但京城如今却涌现出各式各样、千奇百怪的快递服务。下面让我们来看看这些针对“宅人一族”的，让人欢喜让人忧的上门服务。
　　Rent-A-Friend朋友租赁
　　Everyone gets a little lonely. Fortunately, in this modern age, the cure for loneliness can be delivered right to your door.
　　每个人都有寂寞的时候。不过幸好在当今社会，治愈寂寞的良方是可以快递上门的。
　　Claiming 283,000 friends worldwide, Rent-A-Friend is a relatively new service that allows users to search by area and, for 175 yuan a month, can contact "friends" to watch movies, go to the park, or just hang out with.
　　相对而言，“朋友租赁”是一项新兴服务，据称在世界上已有283000名会员。会员们每月只需支付175元，就能按照地域搜索、联络“朋友”们一起看电影、逛公园，或者只是出去随便逛逛。百考试题－中国教育考试门户网站(www.100test)
　　Bear in mind though that when you do find a friend, you will need to pay to keep them - company comes at a cost, roughly 70 yuan an hour. Who says you can`t put a price on a friendship?
　　不过要记得，当你真的找到朋友时，就需要付钱了——获得“朋友”的陪伴是要付出代价的——大约1小时70元。谁说友谊不能用钱来衡量？
　　Bagpiper 苏格兰风笛手
　　There something undeniably soulful about the eerie whine of the highland bagpipes.
　　高原风笛神秘的哀鸣有着让人无法抗拒的深情。
　　Beijingers now have the opportunity to enjoy the moving melodies of the highland instrument in their own living room thanks to award-winning bagpiper Duncan McKay.
　　如今，风笛手邓肯