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<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="Delbert">Delbert</span> <span word="figured">figured</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="over">over</span> $15. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="Hersheys">Hersheys</span> <span word="Special">Special</span> <span word="Dark">Dark</span> 5-<span word="ounce">ounce</span> <span word="chocolate">chocolate</span> <span word="bars">bars</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="sale">sale</span>, <span word="reduced">reduced</span> <span word="from">from</span> $1.49 <span word="to">to</span> $1 <span word="each">each</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="studied">studied</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="various">various</span> <span word="deals">deals</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="toilet">toilet</span> <span word="paper">paper</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="calculator">calculator</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="figure">figure</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="muttered">muttered</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="tag">tag</span> <span word="beneath">beneath</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="item">item</span>. <span word="Knowing">Knowing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="brand">brand</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="cheaper">cheaper</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="brand">brand</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="settled">settled</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Ralfs">Ralfs</span> <span word="Nice">Nice</span> <span word="n">n</span> <span word="Soft">Soft</span> 2-<span word="ply">ply</span> <span word="tissue">tissue</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="plastic">plastic</span> <span word="package">package</span> <span word="proclaimed">proclaimed</span> <span word="Comfy">Comfy</span> <span word="Softness">Softness</span>. <span word="The">The</span> 12 <span word="double">double</span> <span word="rolls">rolls</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="reduced">reduced</span> <span word="from">from</span> $7.19 <span word="to">to</span> $5.39. <span word="Delbert">Delbert</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="print">print</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="package">package</span>: <span word="Embossed">Embossed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="softnessRalfs">softnessRalfs</span> <span word="Bathroom">Bathroom</span> <span word="Tissue">Tissue</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="Soft">Soft</span>, <span word="Thick">Thick</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Plush">Plush</span>. <span word="Safe">Safe</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="sewer">sewer</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="septic">septic</span> <span word="systems">systems</span>.</p><p> <span word="He">He</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="about">about</span> 2<span word="pounds">pounds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="bananas">bananas</span>, <span word="at">at</span> 67 <span word="cents">cents</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pound">pound</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="bananas">bananas</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="available">available</span>. <span word="Instead">Instead</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="Bad">Bad</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Ecuador">Ecuador</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="affecting">affecting</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="banana">banana</span> <span word="supply">supply</span>.</p><p> <span word="Delbert">Delbert</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="surprised">surprised</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> $15.91. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="checker">checker</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="twenty">twenty</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="change">change</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="pushed">pushed</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="cart">cart</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coffee">coffee</span> <span word="counter">counter</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="double">double</span>-<span word="check">check</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="bill">bill</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span>--$5.91 <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="toilet">toilet</span> <span word="paper">paper</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="pushed">pushed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cart">cart</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="aisle">aisle</span> 4. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="tag">tag</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bottom">bottom</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shelf">shelf</span> <span word="againit">againit</span> <span word="said">said</span> $5.32. <span word="Ha">Ha</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="thought">thought</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="checker">checker</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="overcharge">overcharge</span>.</p>
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