Increase

时间：2007-10-31 02:00:05

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An old man operated a street corner pretzel stand, selling the pretzels for a quarter each.

Each day at lunch time, a young lawyer would pass the stand, leave the man twenty-five cents, but never take a pretzel.

This continued for a number of years and throughout¹ that time, they had never spoken.

One day as the lawyer passed the pretzel stand, he left his quarter as usual and the old man finally spoke² to him.

"Sir, I do appreciate³ your business and you've been an excellent customer, but I must tell you that the price for the pretzels has increased to thirty-five cents."

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1 throughout
adv.到处，自始至终；prep.遍及，贯穿
参考例句：
These magazines are sold at bookstores throughout the country.这些杂志在全国各地书店均有发售。 Guilin is known throughout the world for its scenery.桂林以山水著称于世。

2 spoke
n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说
参考例句：
They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。 The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

3 appreciate
vt.欣赏，感激，赏识；vt.领会，充分意识；vi.增值
参考例句：
I really appreciate the danger of this job.我真的认识到了这份工作的危险。 I appreciate your help very much.我非常感谢你的帮助。