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A mayor in Germany is attracting interest from other cities after he installed a special park bench for town teens who refuse to sit properly.
After residents of the southwestern city of Eppelheim complained teenagers always sat on the top of benches, rather than on the seat itself which they dirtied with their shoes. Mayor came up with the idea of putting the seat on top.
The first of Mayors benches was installed last week and he is already fielding calls from interested cities in Germany, he told reporters .
“The reception has been overwhelming①,” Mayor said. “Whoever wants to build one, be my guest②.”
The mayor of 17 years calls them“nointerest” benches because teens have “no interest in following etiquette. They all sit on the new benches like sparrows③ on a branch,” he said.
In a country reputed for its orderliness, putting your shoes on a public seat often earns a quick rebuke④ from passersby.
In one extreme case, a 69yearold pensioner wounded an 18yearold man with a knife on Sunday after the teen would not take his feet off of a seat on a train.
But in Eppelheim the bench has been a sufficient solution for all parties in a city best known for strudel⑤ and global food ingredient maker Rudolf Wild GmbH⑥.
“Kids are happy because there are no rules against sitting on the back of benches,” the mayor said. “Others are happy because they now have a clean place to sit.”
Q&A
1. Why the mayor invents the park bench? ________
A. Because the mayor likes inventing.
B. Because somebody ask him to do it.
C. teenagers always sat on the top of benches, rather than on the seat itself which they dirtied with their shoes.
D. Because he wants to get prize.
Key:C
注释：①overwhelming：势不可挡的；
②be my guest：请便、别客气；
③sparrow：麻雀；
④rebuke：指责；
⑤strudel：以果实或干酪为馅而烤成的点心；
⑥GmbH：股份有限公司的缩写。
资料来源 中国日报
注释编辑 桑 实
责任编辑 张丹凤
After residents of the southwestern city of Eppelheim complained teenagers always sat on the top of benches, rather than on the seat itself which they dirtied with their shoes. Mayor came up with the idea of putting the seat on top.
The first of Mayors benches was installed last week and he is already fielding calls from interested cities in Germany, he told reporters .
“The reception has been overwhelming①,” Mayor said. “Whoever wants to build one, be my guest②.”
The mayor of 17 years calls them“nointerest” benches because teens have “no interest in following etiquette. They all sit on the new benches like sparrows③ on a branch,” he said.
In a country reputed for its orderliness, putting your shoes on a public seat often earns a quick rebuke④ from passersby.
In one extreme case, a 69yearold pensioner wounded an 18yearold man with a knife on Sunday after the teen would not take his feet off of a seat on a train.
But in Eppelheim the bench has been a sufficient solution for all parties in a city best known for strudel⑤ and global food ingredient maker Rudolf Wild GmbH⑥.
“Kids are happy because there are no rules against sitting on the back of benches,” the mayor said. “Others are happy because they now have a clean place to sit.”
Q&A
1. Why the mayor invents the park bench? ________
A. Because the mayor likes inventing.
B. Because somebody ask him to do it.
C. teenagers always sat on the top of benches, rather than on the seat itself which they dirtied with their shoes.
D. Because he wants to get prize.
Key:C
注释：①overwhelming：势不可挡的；
②be my guest：请便、别客气；
③sparrow：麻雀；
④rebuke：指责；
⑤strudel：以果实或干酪为馅而烤成的点心；
⑥GmbH：股份有限公司的缩写。
资料来源 中国日报
注释编辑 桑 实
责任编辑 张丹凤