Laundry Day (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="When">When</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="timer">timer</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="loud">loud</span> <span word="beeping">beeping</span> <span word="sound">sound</span>, <span word="Kerry">Kerry</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="downstairs">downstairs</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="corner">corner</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="neared">neared</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="laundry">laundry</span> <span word="room">room</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="washer">washer</span> <span word="going">going</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="sense">sense</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="thought">thought</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="washer">washer</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="finished">finished</span>. <span word="Entering">Entering</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="laundry">laundry</span> <span word="room">room</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="just">just</span>-<span word="washed">washed</span> <span word="clothes">clothes</span> <span word="piled">piled</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dryer">dryer</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="laundry">laundry</span> <span word="basket">basket</span>, <span word="half">half</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="unwashed">unwashed</span> <span word="clothes">clothes</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="sitting">sitting</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="floor">floor</span>. <span word="Someone">Someone</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="aside">aside</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="laundry">laundry</span> <span word="basket">basket</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="clothes">clothes</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="washer">washer</span>. <span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="load">load</span> <span word="sat">sat</span> <span word="atop">atop</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="washer">washer</span>. <span word="Irritated">Irritated</span>, <span word="Kerry">Kerry</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="damp">damp</span> <span word="clothes">clothes</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dryer">dryer</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="on">on</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="walked">walked</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="downstairs">downstairs</span> <span word="neighbors">neighbors</span> <span word="apartment">apartment</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="lineit">lineit</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="maid">maid</span>.</p><p> <span word="Excuse">Excuse</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="her">her</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="load">load</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="clothes">clothes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wash">wash</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="you">you</span>. <span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="wait">wait</span> <span word="till">till</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="load">load</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="washed">washed</span>? <span word="Thats">Thats</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="polite">polite</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span>.</p><p> <span word="Oh">Oh</span>, <span word="Im">Im</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="sorry">sorry</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pick">pick</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="kids">kids</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="oclock">oclock</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="clothes">clothes</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span>. <span word="Im">Im</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="sorry">sorry</span>. <span word="Kerry">Kerry</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="shook">shook</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="head">head</span>. <span word="Dont">Dont</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="wont">wont</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="apologize">apologize</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="thought">thought</span>. <span word="Had">Had</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="waited">waited</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="turn">turn</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="finished">finished</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="loads">loads</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="oclock">oclock</span>. <span word="Me">Me</span>, <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="Kerry">Kerry</span> <span word="thoughtthey">thoughtthey</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="rename">rename</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="America">America</span>.</p>
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