The Careful Reader
<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="Simon">Simon</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="grad">grad</span>, <span word="always">always</span> <span word="pointed">pointed</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="errors">errors</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="brother">brother</span> <span word="Brevyns">Brevyns</span> <span word="emails">emails</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="confusing">confusing</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="asked">asked</span>. <span word="Brevyn">Brevyn</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="grad">grad</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="nobody">nobody</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="noticed">noticed</span> <span word="anyway">anyway</span>.</p><p> <span word="Brevyn">Brevyn</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Simon">Simon</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="smart">smart</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="Simon">Simon</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="street">street</span> <span word="smart">smart</span>. <span word="Years">Years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="Simon">Simon</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="stereo">stereo</span> <span word="speakers">speakers</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="street">street</span> <span word="vendor">vendor</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span> <span word="home">home</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Brevyn">Brevyn</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speakers">speakers</span>. <span word="Simon">Simon</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="excited">excited</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="gotten">gotten</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speakers">speakers</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="price">price</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="brand">brand</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="boxes">boxes</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Panasonic">Panasonic</span>, <span word="Model">Model</span> <span word="No">No</span>. <span word="A">A</span>-682<span word="ST">ST</span>, <span word="Made">Made</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span>, <span word="etc">etc</span>.</p><p> <span word="But">But</span> <span word="Simon">Simon</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="disappointed">disappointed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="angry">angry</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="discovered">discovered</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boxes">boxes</span> <span word="contained">contained</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="magazines">magazines</span>. <span word="Brevyn">Brevyn</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="amused">amused</span>. <span word="Did">Did</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="receipt">receipt</span>? <span word="Brevyn">Brevyn</span> <span word="asked">asked</span>. <span word="Did">Did</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="guy">guy</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="policy">policy</span>? <span word="Did">Did</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="store">store</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="tomorrow">tomorrow</span>?</p><p> <span word="Brevyn">Brevyn</span> <span word="visited">visited</span> <span word="Simon">Simon</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="tires">tires</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="Honda">Honda</span> <span word="Accord">Accord</span>. <span word="While">While</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Simons">Simons</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="room">room</span>, <span word="Simon">Simon</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="Brevyn">Brevyn</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="pump">pump</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="purchased">purchased</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="tires">tires</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="low">low</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="pump">pump</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="super">super</span>-<span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="this">this</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="pumps">pumps</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tire">tire</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="downstroke">downstroke</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="upstroke">upstroke</span>.</p><p> <span word="Brevyn">Brevyn</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="You">You</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="kidding">kidding</span>. <span word="Ive">Ive</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pump">pump</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="pumps">pumps</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="upstroke">upstroke</span>. <span word="Brevyn">Brevyn</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pump">pump</span>. <span word="Theres">Theres</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="upstroke">upstroke</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Simon">Simon</span>.</p>
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