The Toilet Tank (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="Stanley">Stanley</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="finished">finished</span> <span word="brushing">brushing</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="teeth">teeth</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="noticed">noticed</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="flowing">flowing</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="toilet">toilet</span> <span word="bowl">bowl</span>. <span word="Thats">Thats</span> <span word="strange">strange</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="thought">thought</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="seep">seep</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bowl">bowl</span>. <span word="Stanley">Stanley</span> <span word="lifted">lifted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="toilet">toilet</span> <span word="tank">tank</span> <span word="top">top</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="tank">tank</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="full">full</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="slowly">slowly</span> <span word="rising">rising</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="on">on</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="wondered">wondered</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="flushed">flushed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="toilet">toilet</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="watch">watch</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tank">tank</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Water">Water</span> <span word="Line">Line</span> <span word="mark">mark</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tank">tank</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="supposed">supposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="rising">rising</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rise">rise</span>.</p><p> <span word="Stanley">Stanley</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="alarmed">alarmed</span>. <span word="Is">Is</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="overflow">overflow</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="wondered">wondered</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="bedroom">bedroom</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="grabbed">grabbed</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="towels">towels</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="returned">returned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bathroom">bathroom</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="toilet">toilet</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="silent">silent</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="stopped">stopped</span> <span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="inch">inch</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="line">line</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="inches">inches</span> <span word="below">below</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tank">tank</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="comfort">comfort</span>. <span word="Stanley">Stanley</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="together">together</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="now">now</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="assumed">assumed</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="neighbors">neighbors</span> <span word="toilet">toilet</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span>.</p><p> <span word="He">He</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Henry">Henry</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="handyman">handyman</span>. <span word="Henry">Henry</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="nice">nice</span> <span word="guy">guy</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="rates">rates</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="cheaper">cheaper</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="regular">regular</span> <span word="plumbers">plumbers</span> <span word="rates">rates</span>. <span word="Henry">Henry</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="hed">hed</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="day">day</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="Henry">Henry</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span> <span word="only">only</span> 30 <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="late">late</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Henry">Henry</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="toilet">toilet</span> <span word="tank">tank</span> <span word="shutoff">shutoff</span> <span word="valve">valve</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bathroom">bathroom</span> <span word="wall">wall</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="valve">valve</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="frozen">frozen</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mess">mess</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Stanley">Stanley</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="valve">valve</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bust">bust</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="on">on</span>.</p>
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