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when Mr.David retired,he bought a small house in a vilage near the sea.He liked it and hoped to liv

when Mr.David retired,he bought a small house in a vilage near the sea.He liked it and hoped to live a quiet life in it.Bet to his great surprise,many tourists came to see his house in summer holidays,for it was the most interesting building in the village.From morning to night there were tourists outside the house.they kept looking into the rooms through the windows and many of them even went into Mr.David's garden.This was too much for Mr.David.He decided to drive the visitors away.So he put a notice on the window.The notice said:"Lf you went to satisfy your curiosity,come in and look around.Price:twenty dollars."Mr.David was sure that the visitors would stop coming,but he was wrong.More and more visitors came and Mr.David had to spend every day showing them around his house."l came here to retire,not to wrok as a guide."he said angrily.ln the end,he sold the house and moved away.

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当戴维先生退休时，他在一个临海的村庄旁买了一所小房子。他很喜欢它并希望在那里度过余生。让他意想不到的是，很多观光者在暑假来欣赏他的房子，因为那是这个村庄里最为有趣的建筑。从早到晚都有观光者在房屋的外围观赏，他们透过窗子看房子里面，有的甚至走进了戴维先生的花园里。对于戴维先生来说人实在是太多了。他决定让游客们离开。所以他在窗子上张贴了一张通告。通告上这样写道：“戴维先生很确定游客不会进来，但是他错了。越来越多的游客来了并且戴维先生不得不每天带领游客观光他的房子。”“我退休后来到这，而不是来当一个导游。”他生气的说道。最后，他把房子买了并搬走了。