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<p> 《365个英语小故事》:实用简洁的小故事，都是日常生活小故事，在学习英语的同时了解美国文化，循序渐进，轻松掌握。</p><p> <span word="PLOP">PLOP</span>! <span word="Alfred">Alfred</span> <span word="woke">woke</span> <span word="up">up</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="awakethe">awakethe</span> <span word="paperboy">paperboy</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> 5:30 <span word="a">a</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="finally">finally</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sleep">sleep</span>. <span word="Later">Later</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="call">call</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="customer">customer</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="rep">rep</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="help">help</span>. <span word="Alfred">Alfred</span> <span word="couldnt">couldnt</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="ears">ears</span>; <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rep">rep</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Indian">Indian</span> <span word="accent">accent</span>. <span word="Alfred">Alfred</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="calling">calling</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="complain">complain</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Los">Los</span> <span word="Angeles">Angeles</span> <span word="Times">Times</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="India">India</span>!</p><p> <span word="He">He</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rep">rep</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="paperboy">paperboy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="deliver">deliver</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="paper">paper</span> <span word="quietlyat">quietlyat</span> 5:30 <span word="a">a</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="Alfred">Alfred</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="normal">normal</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="beings">beings</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sleep">sleep</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="rep">rep</span> <span word="apologized">apologized</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="notify">notify</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="route">route</span> <span word="supervisor">supervisor</span>. <span word="Alfred">Alfred</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fourth">fourth</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="supervisor">supervisor</span> <span word="directly">directly</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="rep">rep</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="message">message</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="supervisor">supervisor</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="Alfred">Alfred</span>. <span word="Alfred">Alfred</span> <span word="rolled">rolled</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span>; <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="before">before</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wonder">wonder</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="route">route</span> <span word="supervisor">supervisor</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="existed">existed</span>. <span word="By">By</span> 6:00 <span word="p">p</span>.<span word="m">m</span>., <span word="the">the</span> <span word="route">route</span> <span word="supervisor">supervisor</span> <span word="hadnt">hadnt</span> <span word="called">called</span>.</p><p> <span word="That">That</span> <span word="night">night</span>, <span word="Alfred">Alfred</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="alarm">alarm</span> <span word="for">for</span> 5:20 <span word="a">a</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="walked">walked</span> <span word="downstairs">downstairs</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="paperboy">paperboy</span> <span word="drove">drove</span> <span word="up">up</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="ran">ran</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Alfreds">Alfreds</span> <span word="apartment">apartment</span> <span word="building">building</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="Alfred">Alfred</span> <span word="standing">standing</span> <span word="there">there</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="handed">handed</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="paper">paper</span>. <span word="Alfred">Alfred</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="throwing">throwing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="paper">paper</span> <span word="onto">onto</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="steps">steps</span>.</p>
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