Pump Up the Tires
<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="The">The</span> <span word="blue">blue</span> <span word="bike">bike</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="sitting">sitting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Owens">Owens</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="room">room</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="kickstand">kickstand</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="wedged">wedged</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="tire">tire</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="bookshelves">bookshelves</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bike">bike</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="upright">upright</span>. <span word="Both">Both</span> <span word="tires">tires</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="flat">flat</span>. <span word="Dust">Dust</span> <span word="covered">covered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bike">bike</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="household">household</span> <span word="spiders">spiders</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="web">web</span> <span word="site">site</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="rode">rode</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="wondered">wondered</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p> <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>. <span word="Sunset">Sunset</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="away">away</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="temperature">temperature</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> 86 <span word="at">at</span> <span word="noon">noon</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="dropped">dropped</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="about">about</span> 76. <span word="Owen">Owen</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="cleaning">cleaning</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="apartment">apartment</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="termite">termite</span> <span word="inspector">inspector</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>. <span word="Owen">Owen</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="inspector">inspector</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="inspect">inspect</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="tripping">tripping</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="boxes">boxes</span>, <span word="books">books</span>, <span word="fishing">fishing</span> <span word="rods">rods</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="golf">golf</span> <span word="clubs">clubs</span>.</p><p> <span word="Owen">Owen</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reward">reward</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span> <span word="bicycle">bicycle</span> <span word="ride">ride</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="enjoyed">enjoyed</span> <span word="riding">riding</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="walking">walking</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="neighborhood">neighborhood</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span> <span word="houses">houses</span>, <span word="yards">yards</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="trees">trees</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="first">first</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="inflate">inflate</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="bike">bike</span> <span word="tires">tires</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="pump">pump</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="thrift">thrift</span> <span word="shop">shop</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="only">only</span> $2. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="pump">pump</span> <span word="nozzle">nozzle</span> <span word="adapter">adapter</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="fit">fit</span> <span word="onto">onto</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bikes">bikes</span> <span word="valve">valve</span> <span word="stem">stem</span>. <span word="Nothing">Nothing</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="simple">simple</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="thought">thought</span>.</p><p> <span word="He">He</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="pump">pump</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> $10. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bells">bells</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="whistles">whistles</span>: <span word="high">high</span> <span word="volume">volume</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="flow">flow</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="strokes">strokes</span>, <span word="quick">quick</span> <span word="lock">lock</span> <span word="valve">valve</span> <span word="adapter">adapter</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="nozzle">nozzle</span> <span word="adapters">adapters</span>, <span word="air">air</span> <span word="gauge">gauge</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="footplate">footplate</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="pumping">pumping</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="beauty">beauty</span>. <span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="Owen">Owen</span> <span word="couldnt">couldnt</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="Ive">Ive</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="everything">everything</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="cant">cant</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="anything">anything</span>, <span word="Owen">Owen</span> <span word="muttered">muttered</span>.</p>
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