The Oil Change (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="Darwin">Darwin</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="his">his</span> 1992 <span word="Buick">Buick</span> <span word="Regal">Regal</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="girlfriends">girlfriends</span> <span word="son">son</span>, <span word="Gilroy">Gilroy</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="Darwin">Darwin</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="safe">safe</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="Gilroy">Gilroy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="injured">injured</span>, <span word="Darwin">Darwin</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="injuredby">injuredby</span> <span word="Gilroys">Gilroys</span> <span word="mom">mom</span>!</p><p> <span word="Darwin">Darwin</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="list">list</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Moe">Moe</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="mechanic">mechanic</span>. <span word="Change">Change</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="filter">filter</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="Moe">Moe</span> <span word="recommended">recommended</span> <span word="every">every</span> 3,000 <span word="miles">miles</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="months">months</span>, <span word="whichever">whichever</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="first">first</span>. <span word="Check">Check</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rear">rear</span> <span word="brakes">brakes</span>. <span word="Adjust">Adjust</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="brakes">brakes</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="brake">brake</span> <span word="pedal">pedal</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="mushy">mushy</span>. <span word="Change">Change</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="radiator">radiator</span> <span word="coolant">coolant</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="transmission">transmission</span> <span word="fluid">fluid</span>. <span word="Check">Check</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="belts">belts</span>. <span word="Check">Check</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spark">spark</span> <span word="plugs">plugs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ignition">ignition</span> <span word="wires">wires</span>. <span word="Replace">Replace</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="PCV">PCV</span> <span word="valve">valve</span>. <span word="Repair">Repair</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="slow">slow</span> <span word="leak">leak</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="tire">tire</span>. <span word="Finally">Finally</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="note">note</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="call">call</span> <span word="Darwin">Darwin</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="else">else</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="fixing">fixing</span>.</p><p> <span word="Darwin">Darwin</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="check">check</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="filter">filter</span> <span word="himself">himself</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="filter">filter</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="check">check</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="replace">replace</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="check">check</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="windshield">windshield</span> <span word="washer">washer</span> <span word="fluid">fluid</span> <span word="himself">himself</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="DieHard">DieHard</span> <span word="battery">battery</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="checkingit">checkingit</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="warranty">warranty</span>.</p><p> <span word="He">He</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Moe">Moe</span>. <span word="Moe">Moe</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="at">at</span> 8 <span word="a">a</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="Darwin">Darwin</span> <span word="woke">woke</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="at">at</span> 7:30. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="note">note</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dashboard">dashboard</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="drove">drove</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="half">half</span>-<span word="mile">mile</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Moes">Moes</span> <span word="shop">shop</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="worried">worried</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="Gilroy">Gilroy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="safe">safe</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="hoped">hoped</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Gilroys">Gilroys</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="wouldnt">wouldnt</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> $300.</p>
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