Jimmy Fixes His Door
<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="Jimmy">Jimmy</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="floor">floor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="six">six</span>-<span word="unit">unit</span> <span word="apartment">apartment</span> <span word="building">building</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="door">door</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="locks">locks</span> -- <span word="a">a</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="deadbolt">deadbolt</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="regular">regular</span> <span word="door">door</span> <span word="handle">handle</span> <span word="lock">lock</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="door">door</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="peephole">peephole</span> -- <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tiny">tiny</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="glass">glass</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="Jimmy">Jimmy</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="door">door</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="eye">eye</span>-<span word="level">level</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="preview">preview</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="knocking">knocking</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="door">door</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="ringing">ringing</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="doorbell">doorbell</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="peephole">peephole</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="device">device</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="Jimmy">Jimmy</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="uses">uses</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="knocks">knocks</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="opens">opens</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="door">door</span>. <span word="First">First</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="safe">safe</span> <span word="neighborhood">neighborhood</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>. <span word="Second">Second</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="rarely">rarely</span> <span word="knock">knock</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Jimmys">Jimmys</span> <span word="door">door</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="eager">eager</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="greet">greet</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="visitor">visitor</span>.</p><p> <span word="Before">Before</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="knock">knock</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="door">door</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="push">push</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="button">button</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="screen">screen</span> <span word="door">door</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="screen">screen</span> <span word="door">door</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="screen">screen</span> <span word="door">door</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="inside">inside</span> <span word="lock">lock</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lock">lock</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="screen">screen</span> <span word="door">door</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="installed">installed</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="bothered">bothered</span> <span word="Jimmy">Jimmy</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="one">one</span>. <span word="Today">Today</span>, <span word="Jimmy">Jimmy</span> <span word="finally">finally</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lock">lock</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="screen">screen</span> <span word="door">door</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nice">nice</span>, <span word="warm">warm</span> <span word="sunny">sunny</span> <span word="day">day</span>. <span word="Jimmy">Jimmy</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="shorts">shorts</span> -- <span word="no">no</span> <span word="flip">flip</span>-<span word="flops">flops</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="shirt">shirt</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="lock">lock</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="screen">screen</span> <span word="door">door</span> <span word="pushbutton">pushbutton</span> <span word="handle">handle</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="inside">inside</span> <span word="handles">handles</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="screws">screws</span>. <span word="Jimmy">Jimmy</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="flathead">flathead</span> <span word="screwdriver">screwdriver</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="loosened">loosened</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="screws">screws</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="adjusting">adjusting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="screws">screws</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pushing">pushing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="button">button</span>. <span word="Eventually">Eventually</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="adjusted">adjusted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="screws">screws</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lever">lever</span> <span word="stayed">stayed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="locked">locked</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="pushed">pushed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="button">button</span>. <span word="Finally">Finally</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="adjustment">adjustment</span>.</p>
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