英语六级晨读美文100篇:Passing on Small Change(16)
<p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="pharmacist">pharmacist</span> <span word="handed">handed</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="prescription">prescription</span>,<span word="apologized">apologized</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wait">wait</span>,</p><p> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="explained">explained</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="register">register</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="closed">closed</span>.</p><p> <span word="He">He</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="mind">mind</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="register">register</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="store">store</span>.</p><p> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="worry">worry</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="walked">walked</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="front">front</span>,</p><p> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="me">me</span>,</p><p> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="girl">girl</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="seven">seven</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bottle">bottle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="medicine">medicine</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="counter">counter</span>.</p><p> <span word="She">She</span> <span word="clenched">clenched</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="green">green</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="striped">striped</span> <span word="coin">coin</span> <span word="purse">purse</span> <span word="closely">closely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="chest">chest</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="purse">purse</span> <span word="reminded">reminded</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="when">when</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="child">child</span>,</p><p> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="dress">dress</span>-<span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="grandma">grandma</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="closet">closet</span>.</p><p> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="d">d</span> <span word="march">march</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="oversized">oversized</span> <span word="clothes">clothes</span>,</p><p> <span word="drenched">drenched</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="costume">costume</span> <span word="jewelry">jewelry</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hats">hats</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="scarves">scarves</span>,</p><p> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="grownup">grownup</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="listen">listen</span>.</p><p> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="remembered">remembered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="thrill">thrill</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pretend">pretend</span> <span word="dollar">dollar</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="someone">someone</span>,</p><p> [<span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="handed">handed</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="coins">coins</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="purse">purse</span>.</p><p> <span word="Keep">Keep</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="change">change</span>! <span word="he">he</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wink">wink</span>.</p><p> <span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="clerk">clerk</span> <span word="rang">rang</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="girl">girl</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="medicine">medicine</span>,</p><p> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="shakily">shakily</span> <span word="pulled">pulled</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="coupon">coupon</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dollar">dollar</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="coins">coins</span>.</p><p> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="watched">watched</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="blush">blush</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="count">count</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="money">money</span>,</p><p> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dollar">dollar</span> <span word="short">short</span>.</p><p> <span word="With">With</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="quick">quick</span> <span word="wink">wink</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="clerk">clerk</span>,</p>
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