The Vacuum Cleaner Filter(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="Oliver">Oliver</span> <span word="went">went</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="vacuum">vacuum</span> <span word="cleaner">cleaner</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="vacuum">vacuum</span> <span word="cleaners">cleaners</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Target">Target</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> $60 <span word="to">to</span> $500. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="expensive">expensive</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="bulky">bulky</span> <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="too">too</span> <span word="expensive">expensive</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cheapest">cheapest</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="store">store</span>: <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Dirt">Dirt</span> <span word="Devil">Devil</span> <span word="Vibe">Vibe</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="label">label</span> <span word="claimed">claimed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="size">size</span> <span word="features">features</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="clean">clean</span> <span word="release">release</span> <span word="dirt">dirt</span> <span word="cup">cup</span>, <span word="onboard">onboard</span> <span word="cleaning">cleaning</span> <span word="tools">tools</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="weighed">weighed</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> 11 <span word="pounds">pounds</span>. <span word="Plus">Plus</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="HEPA">HEPA</span> <span word="filter">filter</span>. <span word="All">All</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="features">features</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="nice">nice</span>, <span word="Oliver">Oliver</span> <span word="thought">thought</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="feature">feature</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cheap">cheap</span> <span word="price">price</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="tried">tried</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="Vibe">Vibe</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="pretty">pretty</span> <span word="well">well</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nice">nice</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="cord">cord</span>; <span word="he">he</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="plug">plug</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outlet">outlet</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="kitchen">kitchen</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vacuum">vacuum</span> <span word="cleaner">cleaner</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="corners">corners</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="apartment">apartment</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="handle">handle</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="comfortable">comfortable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hold">hold</span>. <span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="vacuuming">vacuuming</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>. <span word="Whoever">Whoever</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="designed">designed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="handle">handle</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="job">job</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="figured">figured</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="designs">designs</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tiny">tiny</span> <span word="rear">rear</span> <span word="windshields">windshields</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="restrict">restrict</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="drivers">drivers</span> <span word="view">view</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="whats">whats</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="him">him</span>.</p><p> <span word="But">But</span>, <span word="otherwise">otherwise</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Vibe">Vibe</span> <span word="seemed">seemed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="clean">clean</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="well">well</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plastic">plastic</span> <span word="cup">cup</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="empty">empty</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="bag">bag</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hassle">hassle</span> <span word="withjust">withjust</span> <span word="pour">pour</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dirt">dirt</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plastic">plastic</span> <span word="cup">cup</span>, <span word="rinse">rinse</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="out">out</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="snap">snap</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="onto">onto</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vacuum">vacuum</span> <span word="cleaner">cleaner</span>.</p><p> </p>
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