The Oil Change (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="Andy">Andy</span>, <span word="Moes">Moes</span> <span word="younger">younger</span> <span word="brother">brother</span>, <span word="called">called</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>. <span word="Andy">Andy</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Darwin">Darwin</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="hed">hed</span> <span word="checked">checked</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Buick">Buick</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="repairs">repairs</span>. <span word="Go">Go</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span>. <span word="Im">Im</span> <span word="sitting">sitting</span> <span word="down">down</span>, <span word="Darwin">Darwin</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p> <span word="Andy">Andy</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="pads">pads</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="disc">disc</span> <span word="brakes">brakes</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="fuel">fuel</span> <span word="filter">filter</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="coolant">coolant</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="windshield">windshield</span> <span word="wiper">wiper</span> <span word="blades">blades</span>. <span word="How">How</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="blades">blades</span>? <span word="Darwin">Darwin</span> <span word="asked">asked</span>. <span word="Andy">Andy</span> <span word="said">said</span> $12. <span word="Darwin">Darwin</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="hed">hed</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Wal">Wal</span>-<span word="Mart">Mart</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="install">install</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="himself">himself</span>.</p><p> <span word="Is">Is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span>? <span word="Darwin">Darwin</span> <span word="asked">asked</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plugs">plugs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wires">wires</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="transmission">transmission</span> <span word="fluid">fluid</span>? <span word="Andy">Andy</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="okay">okay</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="transmission">transmission</span> <span word="fluid">fluid</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="so">so</span>, <span word="Darwin">Darwin</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="Andy">Andy</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="burnt">burnt</span> <span word="odor">odor</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="cant">cant</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="leak">leak</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="tire">tire</span>, <span word="Andy">Andy</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="Oh">Oh</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="thingI">thingI</span> <span word="strongly">strongly</span> <span word="recommend">recommend</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="battery">battery</span>.</p><p> <span word="But">But</span> <span word="thats">thats</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="DieHard">DieHard</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="its">its</span> 100-<span word="month">month</span> <span word="warranty">warranty</span>, <span word="Darwin">Darwin</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p> <span word="That">That</span> <span word="battery">battery</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="old">old</span>, <span word="Andy">Andy</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="Youre">Youre</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="borrowed">borrowed</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="Interstate">Interstate</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> 75-<span word="month">month</span> <span word="warranty">warranty</span>, <span word="plus">plus</span> <span word="its">its</span> 100 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="guaranteed">guaranteed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p> <span word="Darwin">Darwin</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="hated">hated</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="quit">quit</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="battery">battery</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="lots">lots</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="But">But</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="DieHard">DieHard</span> <span word="failed">failed</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="happened">happened</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Gilroy">Gilroy</span>, <span word="Denise">Denise</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="kill">kill</span> <span word="Darwin">Darwin</span>. <span word="Denise">Denise</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="Gilroys">Gilroys</span> <span word="mom">mom</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Darwins">Darwins</span> <span word="girlfriend">girlfriend</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="battery">battery</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span>. $137.46, <span word="Andy">Andy</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="Yikes">Yikes</span>, <span word="Darwin">Darwin</span> <span word="thought">thought</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="to">to</span>? <span word="he">he</span> <span word="asked">asked</span>. $593.74, <span word="Andy">Andy</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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