Man Leaves $50K to Waitress
<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="Whenever">Whenever</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="waitresses">waitresses</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="Matthew">Matthew</span> <span word="pulling">pulling</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="car">car</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="Amber">Amber</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="boyfriend">boyfriend</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="teased">teased</span> <span word="Amber">Amber</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="elderly">elderly</span> <span word="Matthew">Matthew</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="propose">propose</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="her">her</span>.</p><p> <span word="What">What</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="him">him</span>? <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="Chelsea">Chelsea</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="no">no</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="drink">drink</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="death">death</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="yes">yes</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shock">shock</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="attack">attack</span>. <span word="Amber">Amber</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="coworkers">coworkers</span> <span word="jokes">jokes</span>.</p><p> <span word="Matthew">Matthew</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Do">Do</span>-<span word="Drop">Drop</span>-<span word="In">In</span> <span word="regularly">regularly</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="proposed">proposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Amber">Amber</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="ate">ate</span> <span word="breakfast">breakfast</span> <span word="there">there</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="feeling">feeling</span> <span word="well">well</span>. <span word="Thats">Thats</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="finish">finish</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pancakes">pancakes</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="refill">refill</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="coffee">coffee</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="ever">ever</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="Amber">Amber</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="dollar">dollar</span> <span word="tip">tip</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="dollar">dollar</span>, <span word="figuring">figuring</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mistake">mistake</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="no">no</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="earned">earned</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="dollar">dollar</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="thanked">thanked</span> <span word="him">him</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="will">will</span>, <span word="Matthew">Matthew</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dollar">dollar</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="parties">parties</span>; <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="money">money</span>, $50,000, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Amber">Amber</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="noted">noted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Ambers">Ambers</span> <span word="friendly">friendly</span> <span word="smile">smile</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="syrup">syrup</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="pancakes">pancakes</span>. <span word="Ambers">Ambers</span> <span word="coworkers">coworkers</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="her">her</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="first">first</span>.</p><p> <span word="But">But</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="hadnt">hadnt</span> <span word="offered">offered</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="angry">angry</span>. <span word="Youre">Youre</span> <span word="supposed">supposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tips">tips</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Chelsea">Chelsea</span>. <span word="Weve">Weve</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="pooled">pooled</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tips">tips</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="shift">shift</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="distributed">distributed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="equally">equally</span>. <span word="This">This</span> $50,000 <span word="was">was</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="extra">extra</span>-<span word="large">large</span> <span word="tip">tip</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="regular">regular</span> <span word="customer">customer</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="breakfast">breakfast</span> <span word="crew">crew</span>.</p>
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