The Rental Car (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="What">What</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="for">for</span>, <span word="Ryan">Ryan</span> <span word="wondered">wondered</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Enterprise">Enterprise</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="rental">rental</span> <span word="company">company</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Amelia">Amelia</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="traveled">traveled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Tucson">Tucson</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="car">car</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="trust">trust</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="car">car</span>.</p><p> <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="junk">junk</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="Besides">Besides</span>, <span word="its">its</span> <span word="February">February</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="happens">happens</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heater">heater</span> <span word="stops">stops</span> <span word="working">working</span>? <span word="So">So</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="trusted">trusted</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="car">car</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="rented">rented</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mid">mid</span>-<span word="sized">sized</span> <span word="Buick">Buick</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="usual">usual</span>, <span word="Enterprise">Enterprise</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="rental">rental</span> <span word="rates">rates</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="agent">agent</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="collision">collision</span> <span word="damage">damage</span> <span word="waiver">waiver</span> <span word="for">for</span> $15 <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="waiver">waiver</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="cover">cover</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="damage">damage</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Buick">Buick</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="accidents">accidents</span>, <span word="vandalism">vandalism</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="theft">theft</span>. <span word="Ryan">Ryan</span> <span word="declined">declined</span>; <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="trip">trip</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="figured">figured</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="happened">happened</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="auto">auto</span> <span word="insurance">insurance</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="cover">cover</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rental">rental</span> <span word="car">car</span>.</p><p> <span word="You">You</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> $45, <span word="Amelia">Amelia</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="corporate">corporate</span> <span word="rip">rip</span>-<span word="off">off</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="extended">extended</span> <span word="insurance">insurance</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Best">Best</span> <span word="Buy">Buy</span> <span word="offers">offers</span> <span word="customers">customers</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="computers">computers</span>. <span word="Only">Only</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="insurance">insurance</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="needed">needed</span>; <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fortune">fortune</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="customers">customers</span> <span word="fear">fear</span>. <span word="Ryan">Ryan</span> <span word="figured">figured</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="chances">chances</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="rental">rental</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="problems">problems</span>.</p><p> </p>
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