The plans

Morrie, George and Steward all have theirown plans to get the limited edition of therobot figure.

After he has gone home, Stewardsearches the Internet for everything aboutMr Magoo, the designer. He discovers MrMagoo loves hamburgers and bizarretoys, he likes wearing Hawaii shirts andkhaki pants, he believes a toy designershould create a new world out ofmundane life, and his pet phase is "Let'sjust do it!". Steward thinks he understandsMr Magoo well.

Steward intends to surprise Mr Magoowith his symbol trick. He wants Mr Magooto find him a smart boy that deserves tohave the robot figure. The next day, he visitsMr Sheen and asks him how he can meetMr Magoo before he arrives in the store.

Mr Sheen: It isn't quite proper to tell youthat. If I do so, a lot of kids willfollow you and rush to him.

Steward: Could you tell me how thesetting will be like tomorrow?

Mr Sheen: Well. There will be chairs, astage and a table as usual.

You may go up the stage andask him for his autograph.

Steward: May I come and help you withthe set-up?

Steward decides to play his little tricks inthe set-up. He will put a symbol in variouscorners so that Mr Magoo will see it whenhe enters the store. The symbol iseye-catching and looks like threespirals. When Steward walks up to ask MrMagoo to autograph his toy, he will find himin a T-shirt with that symbol. "He willcertainly be amazed and find me special! Haha!" Steward says to himself.

Meanwhile, Morrie is typing an email toMr Magoo which says how much he wantsthe robot figure. He knows his will just beone of the fan emails Mr Magoo receivesevery day. But what else can he do? He willdress up, be the first in the queue at thestore, get a good seat near the stage andpromptly ask Mr Magoo for the figure. Hethinks perhaps he should make up aheartbreaking story, for example, one abouthis dying brother who desperately wantsthe robot figure, but decides he wouldthen go a bit too far.

Looking out of the window, Morriesays, "Oh, please, Mr Magoo, let mehave the robot figure!"

What will George do to get therobot figure? Robot Figure (2 of 4)

Answers

1a-Floor refers to the surface you walk on when youare indoors, while ground refers to the surface ofthe earth.

2b-Grounds refers to the enclosed area surroundingand belonging to a school, hotel, hospital, etc.

3a-Land refers to an area of ground owned by aperson or a body, e.g. a government.

Vocabulary

bizarre (adj) 奇異的

mundane (adj) 平凡沉悶的

eye-catching (adj) 引人注目的

spiral (n) 螺旋（形）

Gobble Grammar: Tell the difference (2)

Which sentences in the following pairs are correct?

1. a. My naughty cousin jumped from the sofa onto the floor.

b. My naughty cousin jumped from the sofa onto the ground.

2. a. The ground surrounding the old buildings is very small.

b. The grounds surrounding the old buildings are very small.

3. a. The government owns the land.

b. The government owns the ground.

Text: Ashley Ley

Illustration: Iris Tsoi