【正确答案】：
     ON THE DAY WHEN THE LEASE EXPIRED, I WENT TO CHECK MY FLAT AND ASK BACK THE KEY. WHILE CHECKING THE INDOOR FACILITIES, I WAS SURPRISED THAT THE OLD COMMODE IN THE BATHROOM SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED. NOTICING MY SURPRISE, THE MAN SAID WITH A SMILE, “NO BIG DEAL. JUST A FEW BUCKS FOR A NEW ONE. WATER WILL BE SAVED.” THEN, HE EXPLAINED THAT HIS HOMETOWN SUFFERED FROM WATER SHORTAGE ALL YEAR ROUND. FOR THIS REASON, WATER WAS CONSIDERED MORE PRECIOUS THAN OIL. WHOEVER WASTED A LITTLE WATER WOULD BE CONDEMNED AS SINFUL. THEREFORE, WHEN HE AND HIS WIFE SAW WATER LEAKING IN THE BATHROOM, THEY FELT ILL AT EASE. THAT'S WHY THEY FINALLY DECIDED TO HAVE A NEW COMMODE FIXED AT THEIR OWN EXPENSE.
【题目解析】：本题考查的是语篇翻译。注意语篇意思表达通顺连贯，以及运用适当的从句。 On the day when the lease expired, I went to check my flat and ask back the key. While checking the indoor facilities, I was surprised that the old commode in the bathroom should have been replaced. Noticing my surprise, the man said with a smile, “No big deal. Just a few bucks for a new one. Water will be saved.” Then, he explained that his hometown suffered from water shortage all year round. For this reason, water was considered more precious than oil. Whoever wasted a little water would be condemned as sinful. Therefore, when he and his wife saw water leaking in the bathroom, they felt ill at ease. That's why they finally decided to have a new commode fixed at their own expense.