The Rude Clerk
<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="Baxter">Baxter</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="wandered">wandered</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="Blockbuster">Blockbuster</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> 30 <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="work">work</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="movie">movie</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="seemed">seemed</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="slightly">slightly</span> <span word="interesting">interesting</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rent">rent</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="release">release</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="favorite">favorite</span>. <span word="Actually">Actually</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="rent">rent</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="favorites">favorites</span>; <span word="he">he</span> <span word="hadnt">hadnt</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="releases">releases</span>.</p><p> <span word="Finally">Finally</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="coworker">coworker</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="liked">liked</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="selected">selected</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="release">release</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Cloverfield">Cloverfield</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="giant">giant</span> <span word="monster">monster</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="destroys">destroys</span> <span word="Manhattan">Manhattan</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="DVD">DVD</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="selected">selected</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Park">Park</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="HBO">HBO</span> <span word="comedy">comedy</span> <span word="series">series</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="third">third</span>-<span word="grade">grade</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Colorado">Colorado</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="counter">counter</span>.</p><p> <span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="hello">hello</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="employee">employee</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="him">him</span>; <span word="all">all</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="was">was</span>, <span word="Card">Card</span>? <span word="Baxter">Baxter</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="Blockbuster">Blockbuster</span> <span word="card">card</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="scanned">scanned</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="broke">broke</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="locked">locked</span> <span word="DVD">DVD</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="checked">checked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="DVDs">DVDs</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="said">said</span>, $9.28. <span word="Baxter">Baxter</span> <span word="corrected">corrected</span> <span word="her">her</span>, <span word="You">You</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> $4.64. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="repeated">repeated</span>, <span word="gruffly">gruffly</span>, $9.28. <span word="Boy">Boy</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="rude">rude</span> <span word="woman">woman</span>, <span word="Baxter">Baxter</span> <span word="thought">thought</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="check">check</span> <span word="again">again</span>; <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="entitled">entitled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="movie">movie</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="checked">checked</span> <span word="again">again</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="said">said</span>, $4.64. <span word="Baxter">Baxter</span> <span word="handed">handed</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="five">five</span>, <span word="noting">noting</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="bother">bother</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="apologize">apologize</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="mistake">mistake</span>.</p><p> <span word="She">She</span> <span word="handed">handed</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="word">word</span>. <span word="Whats">Whats</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="name">name</span>? <span word="Baxter">Baxter</span> <span word="asked">asked</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="him">him</span>. <span word="Whats">Whats</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="name">name</span>? <span word="he">he</span> <span word="asked">asked</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="placed">placed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="DVDs">DVDs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="receipt">receipt</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="counter">counter</span> <span word="top">top</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="printing">printing</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="paper">paper</span>. <span word="Without">Without</span> <span word="asking">asking</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="plastic">plastic</span> <span word="bag">bag</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="DVDs">DVDs</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="register">register</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="her">her</span>, <span word="took">took</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="DVDs">DVDs</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="walked">walked</span> <span word="out">out</span>. <span word="Maybe">Maybe</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="manners">manners</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="supervisor">supervisor</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="thought">thought</span>.</p>
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