Happy and Unhappy Renters
<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="Samantha">Samantha</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="renters">renters</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="tired">tired</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="renting">renting</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="rent">rent</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="clockwork">clockwork</span>. <span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="landlord">landlord</span> <span word="raises">raises</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rent">rent</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="percent">percent</span>. <span word="Another">Another</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="neighbors">neighbors</span>. <span word="New">New</span> <span word="neighbors">neighbors</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="inconsiderate">inconsiderate</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="out">out</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="My">My</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="neighbor">neighbor</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="door">door</span>-<span word="slammer">slammer</span>; <span word="I">I</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="home">home</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="out">out</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="saxophonist">saxophonist</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="in">in</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="saxophonist">saxophonist</span>! <span word="He">He</span> <span word="practiced">practiced</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Id">Id</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="listen">listen</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="band">band</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="police">police</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="saxophone">saxophone</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="permitted">permitted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="apartments">apartments</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="saxophone">saxophone</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="job">job</span>-<span word="related">related</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="lucky">lucky</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="guy">guy</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span>!</p><p> <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="unhappy">unhappy</span> <span word="renters">renters</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="renters">renters</span>. <span word="Ive">Ive</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="lucky">lucky</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="life">life</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Howard">Howard</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="middle">middle</span>-<span word="aged">aged</span> <span word="man">man</span>. <span word="My">My</span> <span word="neighbors">neighbors</span> <span word="couldnt">couldnt</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="picked">picked</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="myself">myself</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="neighbor">neighbor</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chef">chef</span>. <span word="Hed">Hed</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="leftovers">leftovers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>. <span word="Another">Another</span> <span word="neighbor">neighbor</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pianist">pianist</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="delightful">delightful</span> <span word="music">music</span>. <span word="Another">Another</span> <span word="neighbor">neighbor</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mechanic">mechanic</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="tune">tune</span>-<span word="ups">ups</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="car">car</span>. <span word="My">My</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="neighbor">neighbor</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="birder">birder</span>; <span word="we">we</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="birding">birding</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="weekend">weekend</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="binoculars">binoculars</span>.</p><p> <span word="Different">Different</span> <span word="persons">persons</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="attitudes">attitudes</span>. <span word="Samantha">Samantha</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="saxophone">saxophone</span> <span word="player">player</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="irritating">irritating</span>, <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="Howard">Howard</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="piano">piano</span> <span word="player">player</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="delightful">delightful</span>. <span word="Millions">Millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="roof">roof</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="head">head</span>. <span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="complain">complain</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="roof">roof</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="color">color</span>.</p>
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