Check Your Bags
<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="Adrians">Adrians</span> <span word="favorite">favorite</span> <span word="store">store</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> $1 <span word="Store">Store</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="store">store</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="everything">everything</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="fresh">fresh</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="birthday">birthday</span> <span word="cards">cards</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="gasoline">gasoline</span> <span word="additives">additives</span>. <span word="Everything">Everything</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="dollar">dollar</span>. <span word="Usually">Usually</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="deals">deals</span>; <span word="occasionally">occasionally</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="ripped">ripped</span> <span word="off">off</span>.</p><p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="Adrian">Adrian</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="packages">packages</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ink">ink</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="printer">printer</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="ink">ink</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="computer">computer</span> <span word="store">store</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="Adrian">Adrian</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> $1 <span word="Store">Store</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="exchange">exchange</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ink">ink</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="items">items</span>.</p><p> <span word="He">He</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ink">ink</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="plastic">plastic</span> <span word="bag">bag</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tied">tied</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="up">up</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="entered">entered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="store">store</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bag">bag</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="clerk">clerk</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="returning">returning</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="items">items</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="line">line</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="obviously">obviously</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="busy">busy</span>. <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="knowing">knowing</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span>, <span word="Adrian">Adrian</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bag">bag</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="push">push</span>-<span word="cart">cart</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="shopping">shopping</span>.</p><p> <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="midway">midway</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="shopping">shopping</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="female">female</span> <span word="employee">employee</span> <span word="suddenly">suddenly</span> <span word="stopped">stopped</span> <span word="him">him</span>. <span word="Sir">Sir</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="sternly">sternly</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="plastic">plastic</span> <span word="bag">bag</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="items">items</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="store">store</span>. <span word="Whats">Whats</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="bag">bag</span>? <span word="Show">Show</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="whats">whats</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bag">bag</span>!</p><p> <span word="Adrian">Adrian</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="aback">aback</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="yell">yell</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bag">bag</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="packages">packages</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ink">ink</span>. <span word="Im">Im</span> <span word="returning">returning</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="exchange">exchange</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="items">items</span>, <span word="Adrian">Adrian</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p> <span word="You">You</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bag">bag</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="clerk">clerk</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="entered">entered</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="store">store</span>. <span word="Let">Let</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="receipt">receipt</span>! <span word="the">the</span> <span word="employee">employee</span> <span word="demanded">demanded</span>.</p>
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