The Vacuum Cleaner Filter(2)
<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="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="HEPA">HEPA</span> <span word="filter">filter</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Olivers">Olivers</span> <span word="Vibe">Vibe</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="dirty">dirty</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span>. <span word="And">And</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="cleanableit">cleanableit</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="replaceable">replaceable</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="filthy">filthy</span> <span word="brown">brown</span>, <span word="Oliver">Oliver</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Target">Target</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="filter">filter</span>.</p><p> <span word="Oddly">Oddly</span>, <span word="Target">Target</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="F">F</span>15 <span word="belt">belt</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Vibe">Vibe</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="filter">filter</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="informed">informed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="store">store</span> <span word="manager">manager</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="e">e</span>-<span word="mail">mail</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="discrepancy">discrepancy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Target">Target</span> <span word="headquarters">headquarters</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="Sears">Sears</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Wal">Wal</span>-<span word="Mart">Mart</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Dirt">Dirt</span> <span word="Devil">Devil</span> <span word="web">web</span> <span word="site">site</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="drove">drove</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Wal">Wal</span>-<span word="Mart">Mart</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Sears">Sears</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="neither">neither</span> <span word="carried">carried</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="filter">filter</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Sears">Sears</span> <span word="salesman">salesman</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vacuum">vacuum</span> <span word="cleaner">cleaner</span> <span word="repair">repair</span> <span word="shop">shop</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="Colorado">Colorado</span>.</p><p> <span word="Oliver">Oliver</span> <span word="drove">drove</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="address">address</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shop">shop</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="closed">closed</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="note">note</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="door">door</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="problems">problems</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="store">store</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="today">today</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="fixed">fixed</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="problems">problems</span>, <span word="how">how</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="note">note</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="door">door</span>, <span word="Oliver">Oliver</span> <span word="wondered">wondered</span>.</p><p> <span word="When">When</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="home">home</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Dirt">Dirt</span> <span word="Devil">Devil</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="F">F</span>15 <span word="filter">filter</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="only">only</span> $9.99. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="shipping">shipping</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> $4.95. <span word="Express">Express</span> <span word="shipping">shipping</span> <span word="was">was</span> $10.70.</p><p> <span word="Including">Including</span> <span word="driving">driving</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="Oliver">Oliver</span> <span word="figured">figured</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="irritating">irritating</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="stupid">stupid</span> <span word="filter">filter</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="wondered">wondered</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="wasted">wasted</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="searching">searching</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="things">things</span>.</p>
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