Goodbye to Clean Couple
<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="Theodore">Theodore</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="manager">manager</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Paradise">Paradise</span> <span word="Hotel">Hotel</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="middle">middle</span>-<span word="aged">aged</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hotel">hotel</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="night">night</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="couple">couple</span>, <span word="visiting">visiting</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Texas">Texas</span>, <span word="had">had</span> <span word="booked">booked</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="nights">nights</span>.</p><p> <span word="They">They</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sterile">sterile</span> <span word="environment">environment</span>, <span word="Theodore">Theodore</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="rented">rented</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hospital">hospital</span>, <span word="maybe">maybe</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="operating">operating</span> <span word="room">room</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="hotel">hotel</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="clean">clean</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="isnt">isnt</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="clean">clean</span>.</p><p> <span word="Theodore">Theodore</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sheets">sheets</span>, <span word="pillowcases">pillowcases</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bedspreads">bedspreads</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="lobby">lobby</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="dropped">dropped</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="desk">desk</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="stood">stood</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="pile">pile</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="bedding">bedding</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="guests">guests</span> <span word="looked">looked</span>, <span word="pointed">pointed</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="murmured">murmured</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="hotel">hotel</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="cancellations">cancellations</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="witnessed">witnessed</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="strange">strange</span> <span word="event">event</span>.</p><p> <span word="When">When</span> <span word="Theodore">Theodore</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="was">was</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="bedding">bedding</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="filthy">filthy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="replaced">replaced</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="identify">identify</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="specific">specific</span> <span word="filth">filth</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bedding">bedding</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="Were">Were</span> <span word="paying">paying</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="here">here</span>. <span word="How">How</span> <span word="dare">dare</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="doubt">doubt</span> <span word="us">us</span>? <span word="We">We</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="filth">filth</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="there">there</span>. <span word="Thats">Thats</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="proof">proof</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="need">need</span>. <span word="Theodore">Theodore</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="service">service</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bedding">bedding</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="replaced">replaced</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span>.</p><p> <span word="Early">Early</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="evening">evening</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="marched">marched</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="desk">desk</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="demanded">demanded</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="cans">cans</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="spray">spray</span> <span word="disinfectant">disinfectant</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="night">night</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="spray">spray</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phone">phone</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="TV">TV</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="door">door</span> <span word="handles">handles</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="toilet">toilet</span> <span word="handle">handle</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shower">shower</span> <span word="stall">stall</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="faucet">faucet</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sink">sink</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="hotel">hotel</span> <span word="staff">staff</span> <span word="entering">entering</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="room">room</span>.</p>
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