Gasoline Prices
<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="Residents">Residents</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="California">California</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="skyrocketing">skyrocketing</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="gasoline">gasoline</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="for">for</span> 87 <span word="octane">octane</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="is">is</span> $2.22, <span word="almost">almost</span> 30 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> 12 <span word="months">months</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="lowest">lowest</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Southland">Southland</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="is">is</span> $2.09 <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gallon">gallon</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Seashell">Seashell</span> <span word="station">station</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Arcadia">Arcadia</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="station">station</span> <span word="manager">manager</span>, <span word="Everett">Everett</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="cheaper">cheaper</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="elsewhere">elsewhere</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="reduced">reduced</span> <span word="prices">prices</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="passing">passing</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="savings">savings</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="customers">customers</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="lines">lines</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Seashell">Seashell</span> <span word="station">station</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="run">run</span> 10 <span word="to">to</span> 20 <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span> <span word="long">long</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="block">block</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Horsetrail">Horsetrail</span> <span word="Drive">Drive</span>. <span word="Everett">Everett</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Barco">Barco</span> <span word="station">station</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="block">block</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="only">only</span> $2.14, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="theyd">theyd</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="wait">wait</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="save">save</span> 5 <span word="cents">cents</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="OK">OK</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="mind">mind</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="money">money</span>.</p><p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="pumping">pumping</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="waited">waited</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="for">for</span> 20 <span word="minutes">minutes</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="block">block</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="lines">lines</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="penny">penny</span> <span word="counts">counts</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="this">this</span> 99 <span word="Bummer">Bummer</span>, <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="only">only</span> $1 <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gallon">gallon</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="pretty">pretty</span> <span word="cheap">cheap</span>. <span word="So">So</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="miles">miles</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="gallon">gallon</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wasnt">wasnt</span> <span word="paying">paying</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fill">fill</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="tank">tank</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="todays">todays</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="killing">killing</span> <span word="me">me</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="drive">drive</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="drive">drive</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="grocery">grocery</span> <span word="store">store</span>. <span word="Thats">Thats</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="drive">drive</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="neighborhood">neighborhood</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="wheels">wheels</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="cant">cant</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="more">more</span>.</p>
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