Water Under the Sink(2)
<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="Ed">Ed</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="errands">errands</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="groceries">groceries</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cupboard">cupboard</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="refrigerator">refrigerator</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="grabbed">grabbed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="flathead">flathead</span> <span word="screwdriver">screwdriver</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pair">pair</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="pliers">pliers</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="toolbox">toolbox</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kitchen">kitchen</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="knees">knees</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flashlight">flashlight</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="looking">looking</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="disposal">disposal</span> <span word="before">before</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="everything">everything</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="cylindrical">cylindrical</span> <span word="disposal">disposal</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="about">about</span> 7 <span word="inches">inches</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="diameter">diameter</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="horizontal">horizontal</span> <span word="seam">seam</span> <span word="dividing">dividing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bottom">bottom</span> <span word="half">half</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="halves">halves</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="screws">screws</span>. <span word="Ed">Ed</span> <span word="jiggled">jiggled</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bottom">bottom</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="disposal">disposal</span>; <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="loose">loose</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="screws">screws</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="corroded">corroded</span>. <span word="Only">Only</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="screw">screw</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="duty">duty</span>. <span word="Ed">Ed</span> <span word="unscrewed">unscrewed</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="bottom">bottom</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="disposal">disposal</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="lying">lying</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cabinet">cabinet</span> <span word="floor">floor</span>. <span word="Ed">Ed</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="months">months</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="food">food</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="food">food</span>, <span word="only">only</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hardened">hardened</span>, <span word="torn">torn</span>, <span word="useless">useless</span> <span word="gasket">gasket</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="Ed">Ed</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hardware">hardware</span> <span word="store">store</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="screws">screws</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="gasket">gasket</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="employee">employee</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="gaskets">gaskets</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="suggested">suggested</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="write">write</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="manufacturer">manufacturer</span>. <span word="Ed">Ed</span> <span word="returned">returned</span> <span word="home">home</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="gasket">gasket</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="gasket">gasket</span> <span word="sealant">sealant</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tube">tube</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="applied">applied</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sealant">sealant</span>, <span word="screwed">screwed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="halves">halves</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="together">together</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="crossed">crossed</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="fingers">fingers</span>.</p>
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