Can You Spare a Carburetor
<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="Daniel">Daniel</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="carburetor">carburetor</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="car">car</span>. <span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="one">one</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> $250. <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rebuilt">rebuilt</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="about">about</span> $110. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="cheapest">cheapest</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="salvage">salvage</span> <span word="yard">yard</span>.</p><p> <span word="California">California</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="about">about</span> 50 <span word="salvage">salvage</span> <span word="yards">yards</span>. <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="California">California</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="yards">yards</span> <span word="range">range</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="size">size</span> <span word="from">from</span> 10 <span word="acres">acres</span> <span word="to">to</span> 70 <span word="acres">acres</span>, <span word="holding">holding</span> <span word="anywhere">anywhere</span> <span word="from">from</span> 300 <span word="to">to</span> 3,000 <span word="abandoned">abandoned</span>, <span word="wrecked">wrecked</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="cheaply">cheaply</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="cars">cars</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="yards">yards</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="located">located</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="downtown">downtown</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="freeway">freeway</span> <span word="ramp">ramp</span>.</p><p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="salvage">salvage</span> <span word="yard">yard</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> $200 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="rundown">rundown</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="hands">hands</span>. <span word="Before">Before</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="yard">yard</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="remove">remove</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="liquidsoil">liquidsoil</span>, <span word="gas">gas</span>, <span word="coolant">coolant</span>, <span word="brake">brake</span> <span word="fluid">fluid</span>, <span word="transmission">transmission</span> <span word="fluid">fluid</span>, <span word="power">power</span> <span word="steering">steering</span> <span word="fluid">fluid</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="windshield">windshield</span> <span word="washer">washer</span> <span word="solvent">solvent</span>. <span word="Vehicles">Vehicles</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="sit">sit</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="yard">yard</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="crushed">crushed</span>, <span word="stacked">stacked</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="transported">transported</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="recycler">recycler</span>.</p><p> <span word="Vehicle">Vehicle</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="inexpensive">inexpensive</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remove">remove</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="yourself">yourself</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="carburetor">carburetor</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Daniel">Daniel</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="only">only</span> $20. <span word="Nothing">Nothing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="yard">yard</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="guarantee">guarantee</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="doesnt">doesnt</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="fit">fit</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="replace">replace</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="item">item</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="wont">wont</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="back">back</span>.</p><p> <span word="Daniel">Daniel</span> <span word="borrowed">borrowed</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="brothers">brothers</span> <span word="car">car</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="paying">paying</span> <span word="the">the</span> $3 <span word="entry">entry</span> <span word="fee">fee</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="wooden">wooden</span> <span word="shack">shack</span>, <span word="Daniel">Daniel</span> <span word="walked">walked</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="yard">yard</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="walked">walked</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="section">section</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> 200 <span word="cars">cars</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="sunny">sunny</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hot">hot</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="shade">shade</span> <span word="anywhere">anywhere</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="yard">yard</span>. <span word="Carrying">Carrying</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="toolbox">toolbox</span>, <span word="Daniel">Daniel</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="searching">searching</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="matching">matching</span> <span word="carburetor">carburetor</span>.</p>
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