Flower Power
<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="Ted">Ted</span> <span word="Nugent">Nugent</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="love">love</span>. <span word="Unfortunately">Unfortunately</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="wasnt">wasnt</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wife">wife</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="girlfriend">girlfriend</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="met">met</span> <span word="Lauren">Lauren</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="show">show</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pretty">pretty</span> <span word="models">models</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="pitches">pitches</span> <span word="extolling">extolling</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wonders">wonders</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="cars">cars</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="impress">impress</span> <span word="her">her</span>, <span word="Ted">Ted</span> <span word="promised">promised</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="Mercedes">Mercedes</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="him">him</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="yes">yes</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="another">another</span>.</p><p> <span word="Teds">Teds</span> <span word="wife">wife</span>, <span word="Stephanie">Stephanie</span>, <span word="wondered">wondered</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="Ted">Ted</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="car">car</span>, <span word="since">since</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="Cadillac">Cadillac</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>. <span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="Stephanie">Stephanie</span> <span word="liked">liked</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Cadillac">Cadillac</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="much">much</span>, <span word="Ted">Ted</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="hers">hers</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Mercedes">Mercedes</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="himself">himself</span>. <span word="Ted">Ted</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="staying">staying</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="office">office</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Stephanie">Stephanie</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Mercedes">Mercedes</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="mindshe">mindshe</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="enjoying">enjoying</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="Cadillac">Cadillac</span>.</p><p> <span word="When">When</span> <span word="Laurens">Laurens</span> <span word="birthday">birthday</span> <span word="rolled">rolled</span> <span word="around">around</span>, <span word="Ted">Ted</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="up">up</span> 1-800-<span word="Blossom">Blossom</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="dozen">dozen</span> <span word="roses">roses</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="ensure">ensure</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="transaction">transaction</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="private">private</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="credit">credit</span> <span word="card">card</span>. <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="Ted">Ted</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="address">address</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Blossom">Blossom</span> <span word="representative">representative</span> <span word="promised">promised</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="paperwork">paperwork</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Teds">Teds</span> <span word="home">home</span>.</p><p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="Stephanie">Stephanie</span> <span word="greeted">greeted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mailman">mailman</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mailbox">mailbox</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="handed">handed</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mail">mail</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="envelope">envelope</span> <span word="marked">marked</span> <span word="Thank">Thank</span> <span word="You">You</span>, 1-800-<span word="Blossom">Blossom</span>. <span word="Stephanie">Stephanie</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="curious">curious</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="wasnt">wasnt</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="birthday">birthday</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Valentines">Valentines</span> <span word="Day">Day</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="anniversary">anniversary</span>. <span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="earth">earth</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="Ted">Ted</span> <span word="ordered">ordered</span> <span word="flowers">flowers</span>? <span word="Opening">Opening</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="envelope">envelope</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="hoped">hoped</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="wasnt">wasnt</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ruin">ruin</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="surprise">surprise</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="husband">husband</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="enclosed">enclosed</span> <span word="letter">letter</span> <span word="thanked">thanked</span> <span word="Ted">Ted</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="dozen">dozen</span> <span word="roses">roses</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="letter">letter</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="included">included</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="note">note</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flowers">flowers</span>: <span word="My">My</span> <span word="darling">darling</span> <span word="Lauren">Lauren</span>: <span word="These">These</span> <span word="roses">roses</span> <span word="arent">arent</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="pretty">pretty</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="letter">letter</span> <span word="offered">offered</span> <span word="a">a</span> 10-<span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="discount">discount</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Teds">Teds</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="order">order</span>.</p>
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