The Mysterious Carport Stain
<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="Oh">Oh</span>, <span word="no">no</span>! <span word="Denzel">Denzel</span> <span word="thought">thought</span>. <span word="Whered">Whered</span> <span word="THAT">THAT</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="from">from</span>? <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="dry">dry</span> <span word="stain">stain</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="carport">carport</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="parked">parked</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="car">car</span>.</p><p> <span word="There">There</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span>: <span word="check">check</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="steering">steering</span> <span word="fluid">fluid</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="transmission">transmission</span> <span word="fluid">fluid</span>, <span word="both">both</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="red">red</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="steering">steering</span> <span word="fluid">fluid</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="proper">proper</span> <span word="level">level</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="transmission">transmission</span> <span word="fluid">fluid</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="leak">leak</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="damaged">damaged</span> <span word="transmission">transmission</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> $1,000 <span word="to">to</span> $2,000 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="repair">repair</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="replace">replace</span>. <span word="Denzel">Denzel</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="have">have</span> $1,000 <span word="or">or</span> $2,000.</p><p> <span word="Denzel">Denzel</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="check">check</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="transmission">transmission</span> <span word="fluid">fluid</span> <span word="level">level</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="instructions">instructions</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="manual">manual</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="complicated">complicated</span>.</p><p> <span word="He">He</span> <span word="ran">ran</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="engine">engine</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="about">about</span> 15 <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="normal">normal</span> <span word="operating">operating</span> <span word="temperature">temperature</span>. <span word="Next">Next</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="shifted">shifted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="transmission">transmission</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gears">gears</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="idle">idle</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Park">Park</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="pulled">pulled</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dipstick">dipstick</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="fluid">fluid</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="correct">correct</span> <span word="level">level</span>. <span word="Denzel">Denzel</span> <span word="breathed">breathed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sigh">sigh</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="relief">relief</span>.</p><p> <span word="As">As</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="drove">drove</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="car">car</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="wondered">wondered</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="stain">stain</span>. <span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="mysteries">mysteries</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mystery">mystery</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="girlfriend">girlfriend</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="him">him</span>.</p><p> <span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="me">me</span>? <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="us">us</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span>, <span word="wham">wham</span>, <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="nowhere">nowhere</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="through">through</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="space">space</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="THAT">THAT</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>?</p>
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