Water Under the Sink(1)
<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="The">The</span> 36-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="bachelor">bachelor</span> <span word="ate">ate</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="usual">usual</span> <span word="lunch">lunch</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="home">home</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="apple">apple</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ham">ham</span> <span word="sandwich">sandwich</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sliced">sliced</span> <span word="dill">dill</span> <span word="pickle">pickle</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bowl">bowl</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="chicken">chicken</span> <span word="noodle">noodle</span> <span word="soup">soup</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="soda">soda</span> <span word="crackers">crackers</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="candy">candy</span> <span word="bar">bar</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="washed">washed</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="eight">eight</span>-<span word="ounce">ounce</span> <span word="glass">glass</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="milk">milk</span>.</p><p> <span word="After">After</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="finished">finished</span> <span word="breakfast">breakfast</span>, <span word="Ed">Ed</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sink">sink</span>, <span word="poured">poured</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="dishwashing">dishwashing</span> <span word="soap">soap</span> <span word="onto">onto</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Teflon">Teflon</span> <span word="pad">pad</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="scrubbed">scrubbed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="soup">soup</span> <span word="bowl">bowl</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sandwich">sandwich</span> <span word="plate">plate</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="milk">milk</span> <span word="glass">glass</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="switched">switched</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="garbage">garbage</span> <span word="disposal">disposal</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="grind">grind</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="bits">bits</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="scraped">scraped</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="plate">plate</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kitchen">kitchen</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="brush">brush</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="teeth">teeth</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="wet">wet</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="bare">bare</span> <span word="foot">foot</span>. <span word="Sure">Sure</span> <span word="enough">enough</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kitchen">kitchen</span> <span word="carpet">carpet</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="this">this</span>? <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="aloud">aloud</span>.</p><p> <span word="Opening">Opening</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cabinet">cabinet</span> <span word="door">door</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sink">sink</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="dripping">dripping</span> <span word="water">water</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="closet">closet</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="flashlight">flashlight</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="shined">shined</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cabinet">cabinet</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sink">sink</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="drops">drops</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sides">sides</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dark">dark</span> <span word="blue">blue</span> <span word="steel">steel</span> <span word="cylinder">cylinder</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="leaky">leaky</span> <span word="garbage">garbage</span> <span word="disposal">disposal</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="theory">theory</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="switch">switch</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stream">stream</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="flowed">flowed</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="seam">seam</span> <span word="onto">onto</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cabinet">cabinet</span> <span word="floor">floor</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="onto">onto</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kitchen">kitchen</span> <span word="carpet">carpet</span>. <span word="Ed">Ed</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fix">fix</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="now">now</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="errands">errands</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="tape">tape</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="switch">switch</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="couldnt">couldnt</span> <span word="accidentally">accidentally</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="disposal">disposal</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="again">again</span>.</p>
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