The Refund
<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="The">The</span> <span word="checker">checker</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bag">bag</span> <span word="girl">girl</span> <span word="over">over</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="aisle">aisle</span> 4 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="check">check</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="returned">returned</span> <span word="shortly">shortly</span>; $5.32 <span word="was">was</span> <span word="indeed">indeed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="correct">correct</span> <span word="price">price</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="checker">checker</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="Delbert">Delbert</span> 64 <span word="cents">cents</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cover">cover</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="overcharge">overcharge</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tax">tax</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="supposed">supposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="item">item</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="Ralfs">Ralfs</span> <span word="overcharged">overcharged</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="Oh">Oh</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="anymore">anymore</span>.</p><p> <span word="That">That</span> <span word="figures">figures</span>, <span word="Delbert">Delbert</span> <span word="thought">thought</span>. <span word="Just">Just</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="store">store</span> <span word="exit">exit</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="assistant">assistant</span> <span word="manager">manager</span>. <span word="Delbert">Delbert</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="overcharge">overcharge</span> <span word="policy">policy</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="Yes">Yes</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="items">items</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="youre">youre</span> <span word="overcharged">overcharged</span>, <span word="youll">youll</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="item">item</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="free">free</span>. <span word="Let">Let</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="manager">manager</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="you">you</span>.</p><p> <span word="When">When</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="manager">manager</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span>, <span word="Delbert">Delbert</span> <span word="explained">explained</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="situation">situation</span>. <span word="Silently">Silently</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="manager">manager</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="receipt">receipt</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Delberts">Delberts</span> 64 <span word="cents">cents</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="manager">manager</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="aisle">aisle</span> 4 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="check">check</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="tag">tag</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="returned">returned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Delbert">Delbert</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="later">later</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="him">him</span> $5.32. <span word="Delbert">Delbert</span> <span word="thanked">thanked</span> <span word="him">him</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="manager">manager</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Youre">Youre</span> <span word="welcome">welcome</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="friendly">friendly</span> <span word="manner">manner</span>.</p><p> <span word="Delbert">Delbert</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="sorry">sorry</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="manager">manager</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="clerk">clerk</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="store">store</span>. <span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="overcharge">overcharge</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="wasnt">wasnt</span> <span word="posted">posted</span> <span word="anywhere">anywhere</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="customers">customers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="employees">employees</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="else">else</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="quiet">quiet</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="Delbert">Delbert</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> 15 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="figure">figure</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="Ralfs">Ralfs</span> <span word="tricky">tricky</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="confusing">confusing</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="tags">tags</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="owed">owed</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> $5.32 <span word="for">for</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wasted">wasted</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="years">years</span>.</p>
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