The Clapper
<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="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="hands">hands</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="cant">cant</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="applaud">applaud</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="original">original</span> <span word="Clapper">Clapper</span>. <span word="First">First</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1985, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lamp">lamp</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="electric">electric</span> <span word="device">device</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="plugged">plugged</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Clapper">Clapper</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="outlet">outlet</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="plugged">plugged</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="lamp">lamp</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Clapper">Clapper</span>. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="clapping">clapping</span> <span word="twice">twice</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lamp">lamp</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="off">off</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="convenient">convenient</span> <span word="gadget">gadget</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="handicapped">handicapped</span> <span word="people">people</span>. <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="commercials">commercials</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="grandma">grandma</span> <span word="lying">lying</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="bed">bed</span> <span word="reading">reading</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="down">down</span>, <span word="clapped">clapped</span> <span word="twice">twice</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sleep">sleep</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="smile">smile</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="face">face</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lamp">lamp</span> <span word="switch">switch</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="bed">bed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wall">wall</span> <span word="switch">switch</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="original">original</span> <span word="Clapper">Clapper</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="barking">barking</span> <span word="dog">dog</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="neighbors">neighbors</span> <span word="dog">dog</span>, <span word="could">could</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="lamp">lamp</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="off">off</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="Clapper">Clapper</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="lamps">lamps</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="devices">devices</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="radios">radios</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="TVs">TVs</span>. <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="commercials">commercials</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="grandma">grandma</span> <span word="reading">reading</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="bed">bed</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="on">on</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="puts">puts</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="down">down</span>, <span word="claps">claps</span> <span word="twice">twice</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="TV">TV</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="claps">claps</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lamp">lamp</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sleep">sleep</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="smile">smile</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="face">face</span>.</p><p> <span word="Clapper">Clapper</span> <span word="Plus">Plus</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="hit">hit</span>, <span word="too">too</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="adjusted">adjusted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="respond">respond</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="loudness">loudness</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="clapping">clapping</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="indicate">indicate</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="clapping">clapping</span> <span word="loudly">loudly</span> <span word="enough">enough</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Away">Away</span> <span word="setting">setting</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="security">security</span>; <span word="when">when</span> <span word="youre">youre</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="home">home</span>, <span word="Clapper">Clapper</span> <span word="Plus">Plus</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="automatically">automatically</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="detects">detects</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="noise">noise</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="scare">scare</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="intruders">intruders</span>. <span word="Clapper">Clapper</span> <span word="Plus">Plus</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="remote">remote</span> <span word="control">control</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="grandma">grandma</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> <span word="tired">tired</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="click">click</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="remote">remote</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="versions">versions</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="about">about</span> $20 <span word="and">and</span> $30.</p>
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