It Was an Worthless Clock
<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="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="clock">clock</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="correct">correct</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="faded">faded</span> <span word="picture">picture</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Andys">Andys</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="newlyweds">newlyweds</span>. <span word="Aside">Aside</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="photos">photos</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="clock">clock</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="memento">memento</span> <span word="Andy">Andy</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="mom">mom</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dad">dad</span>.</p><p> <span word="His">His</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cancer">cancer</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1964. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="mom">mom</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="nursing">nursing</span> <span word="home">home</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="there">there</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="nursing">nursing</span> <span word="home">home</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="went">went</span> <span word="bankrupt">bankrupt</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="nursing">nursing</span> <span word="home">home</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="hated">hated</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="there">there</span>.</p><p> <span word="She">She</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="Andy">Andy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="nursing">nursing</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="again">again</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="husbands">husbands</span> <span word="savings">savings</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="expenses">expenses</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="nursing">nursing</span> <span word="home">home</span>. <span word="Andy">Andy</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="try">try</span>.</p><p> <span word="But">But</span> <span word="Andy">Andy</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="savings">savings</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sergeant">sergeant</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Army">Army</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="kids">kids</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="older">older</span> <span word="brother">brother</span> <span word="Frank">Frank</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="job">job</span>. <span word="Frank">Frank</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="avid">avid</span> <span word="deep">deep</span>-<span word="sea">sea</span> <span word="fisherman">fisherman</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="interested">interested</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="buying">buying</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="boat">boat</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="weekend">weekend</span> <span word="use">use</span>.</p><p> <span word="Frank">Frank</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="now">now</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="do">do</span>, <span word="Andy">Andy</span> <span word="pleaded">pleaded</span>. <span word="Just">Just</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Mom">Mom</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Ill">Ill</span> <span word="owe">owe</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nursing">nursing</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="costs">costs</span>.</p><p> <span word="Youll">Youll</span> <span word="owe">owe</span> <span word="me">me</span>? <span word="You">You</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="nickels">nickels</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rub">rub</span> <span word="together">together</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="will">will</span>. <span word="Ill">Ill</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="stuck">stuck</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="bill">bill</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="boat">boat</span>?</p><p> <span word="What">What</span> <span word="boat">boat</span>?</p><p> <span word="Never">Never</span> <span word="mind">mind</span>. <span word="Let">Let</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Ill">Ill</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="you">you</span>.</p>
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