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<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="Dylans">Dylans</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="was">was</span> 20 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="old">old</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="faded">faded</span> <span word="paint">paint</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="older">older</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="Joe">Joe</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="girl">girl</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="that">that</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="Dylan">Dylan</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="paint">paint</span> <span word="shop">shop</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="painted">painted</span> <span word="dark">dark</span> <span word="blue">blue</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="only">only</span> $200. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="pleased">pleased</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="look">look</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="stereo">stereo</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="work">work</span>. <span word="Joe">Joe</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="girl">girl</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="system">system</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="Dylan">Dylan</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nice">nice</span> <span word="stereo">stereo</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="installed">installed</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="himself">himself</span>.</p><p> <span word="Months">Months</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="by">by</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="Dylan">Dylan</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Joe">Joe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="girl">girl</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="ridden">ridden</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="yet">yet</span>. <span word="Thats">Thats</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="problems">problems</span>, <span word="Joe">Joe</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="him">him</span>. <span word="Like">Like</span> <span word="what">what</span>? <span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worlds">worlds</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="personality">personality</span>, <span word="Joe">Joe</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="Thats">Thats</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="paint">paint</span> <span word="job">job</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="Dylan">Dylan</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Joe">Joe</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="psychologist">psychologist</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="personality">personality</span>.</p><p> <span word="Recently">Recently</span>, <span word="Dylan">Dylan</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="problemgasoline">problemgasoline</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="smelled">smelled</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="car">car</span>; <span word="he">he</span> <span word="smelled">smelled</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="driving">driving</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="car">car</span>. <span word="Was">Was</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="driving">driving</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bomb">bomb</span>? <span word="What">What</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="tossed">tossed</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cigarette">cigarette</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="car">car</span>? <span word="Would">Would</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="explode">explode</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="thousand">thousand</span> <span word="piecespieces">piecespieces</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="included">included</span> <span word="Dylan">Dylan</span>?</p><p> <span word="That">That</span> <span word="night">night</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="manual">manual</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="thumbed">thumbed</span> <span word="book">book</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="month">month</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fix">fix</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problems">problems</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="carburetor">carburetor</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>.</p>
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