There was once a snail who was sick and tired of his reputation for being so slow。He decided to get some fast wheels to make up the difference。After shopping around a while，he decided that the Datson240-Z was the car to get。So the snail went to the nearest Datson dealer and said he wanted to buy the240-Z，but he wanted it repainted“240-S”。
The dealer asked，“Why‘S’？”
The snail replied，“‘S’stands for snail。I want everybody who sees me roaring past to know who is driving。”
Well，the dealer did not want to lose the unique opportunity to sell a car to a snail，so he agreed to have the car repainted for a small fee。
The snail got his new car and spent the rest of his days roaring happily down the highway at top speed。And whenever anyone would see him zooming by，they would say“Wow！Look at that S-car go！”
蜗牛买跑车
曾经有只蜗牛，他对自己动作慢的名声感到了厌恶和疲倦。他决心去弄些跑得飞快的轮子来改变这种境况。逛了一圈之后，他决定买Datson240-Z。他去了最近的Datson经销店，去买Datson240-Z，但是他想把这辆车重新刷漆，改称240-S。
经销商问：“为什么是‘S’呢？”
蜗牛回答说：“‘S’代表蜗牛。我想让每一个看见我呼啸而过的人知道是谁在开车。”
经销商不想失去把汽车卖给蜗牛这样一个机会，所以他同意收取些许费用，把车重新涂漆。
蜗牛开着它的新车，把自己的余生都用在了快乐地高速行使在告诉公路上。而不论何时任何人看见他飞驰而过的时候，都会说：“哦！看那S汽车。”
reputation[repjutein]n。名气，名声，名誉
例：This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing。该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
make up弥补，偿还
例：Vitamin pills make up what you lack in your diet。维生素丸可补充你食物中所缺乏的营养。
roar[r：]vi。咆哮，怒吼
例：Who dares to answer back when he roars like a lion？当他像狮子般地咆哮时，谁敢和他顶嘴？
zoom[zu：m]vi。（飞机、汽车等）急速移动
例：They got into the car and zoomed off。他们钻进汽车，迅速开走了。
at a snail’s pace意为“以蜗牛爬行的速度，缓慢地，慢条斯理地。”如：The roads were packed，so she crept along at a snail’s pace。（路上很挤，她一点一点地往前蹭。）
snail mail意为“蜗牛邮件（邮寄信件）”，通过网络传送电子邮件既方便又迅速，相比之下，用普通邮寄方式寄信就显得有些落伍了。snail mail这个词是指普通的邮寄信件。正如其字面上的意思一样，传统的邮递方式和电子邮件相比，就像蜗牛爬行的速度一样慢。如：
―Can you email me the information about that music school？你能不能把那所音乐学校的资料以电子邮件的方式寄给我？
―Sorry，it will have to be snail mail because I do not have a computer。抱歉，恐怕得用邮寄方式寄给你，因为我没有电脑。