New Air
<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="It">It</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="spring">spring</span> <span word="day">day</span>. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="oclock">oclock</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="evening">evening</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="cooled">cooled</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="to">to</span> 87 <span word="degrees">degrees</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Larrys">Larrys</span> <span word="thermometer">thermometer</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="room">room</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="rarely">rarely</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="thermometer">thermometer</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="exact">exact</span> <span word="temperature">temperature</span> <span word="was">was</span>.</p><p> <span word="Larry">Larry</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="table">table</span> <span word="fans">fans</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="bedroom">bedroom</span>. <span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="temperatures">temperatures</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="evenings">evenings</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="fan">fan</span> <span word="nights">nights</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="air">air</span>-<span word="conditioner">conditioner</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="occasionally">occasionally</span>. <span word="During">During</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="summer">summer</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span>-<span word="conditioner">conditioner</span> 10 <span word="days">days</span> <span word="consecutively">consecutively</span>, <span word="day">day</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="night">night</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="electric">electric</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="July">July</span>, <span word="normally">normally</span> <span word="about">about</span> $30, <span word="was">was</span> $77.</p><p> <span word="But">But</span> <span word="Larry">Larry</span> <span word="figured">figured</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="once">once</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="while">while</span>, <span word="using">using</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="AC">AC</span> <span word="wouldnt">wouldnt</span> <span word="kill">kill</span> <span word="him">him</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="evening">evening</span> <span word="at">at</span> 11:30, <span word="just">just</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bed">bed</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="AC">AC</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="thermostat">thermostat</span> <span word="to">to</span> 72 <span word="degrees">degrees</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="woke">woke</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="bang">bang</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="sounded">sounded</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="street">street</span> <span word="outside">outside</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="wasnt">wasnt</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="cars">cars</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="AC">AC</span> <span word="capacitor">capacitor</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="roof">roof</span>; <span word="it">it</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="blown">blown</span> <span word="up">up</span>. <span word="Larrys">Larrys</span> <span word="air">air</span>-<span word="conditioner">conditioner</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="officially">officially</span> <span word="dead">dead</span>.</p><p> <span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="circuit">circuit</span> <span word="breakers">breakers</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="switched">switched</span> <span word="off">off</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="switched">switched</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="on">on</span>. <span word="Larry">Larry</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="suspected">suspected</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="air">air</span>-<span word="conditioner">conditioner</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Jack">Jack</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="repairman">repairman</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="Jack">Jack</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="busy">busy</span> <span word="repairing">repairing</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="air">air</span>-<span word="conditioners">conditioners</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="neighborhood">neighborhood</span>.</p>
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