The Toilet Tank (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="Henry">Henry</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="apartment">apartment</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="valve">valve</span>. <span word="No">No</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="except">except</span> <span word="Stanley">Stanley</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="Henry">Henry</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="warn">warn</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="neighbors">neighbors</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shutoff">shutoff</span>. <span word="Back">Back</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bathroom">bathroom</span>, <span word="Henry">Henry</span> <span word="flushed">flushed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="toilet">toilet</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="rags">rags</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dry">dry</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="clean">clean</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bottom">bottom</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="toilet">toilet</span> <span word="tank">tank</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="unscrewed">unscrewed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plastic">plastic</span> <span word="Fluidmaster">Fluidmaster</span> 400<span word="A">A</span> <span word="Fill">Fill</span> <span word="Valve">Valve</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="removed">removed</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="replaced">replaced</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="fill">fill</span> <span word="valve">valve</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="keeps">keeps</span> <span word="running">running</span>, <span word="its">its</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="fill">fill</span> <span word="valve">valve</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flapper">flapper</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="flapper">flapper</span> <span word="looks">looks</span> <span word="okay">okay</span>. <span word="Plus">Plus</span>, <span word="its">its</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="weird">weird</span>-<span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="flapper">flapper</span>. <span word="Id">Id</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p> <span word="Henry">Henry</span> <span word="tightened">tightened</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plastic">plastic</span> <span word="nut">nut</span> <span word="below">below</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tank">tank</span>, <span word="securing">securing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fill">fill</span> <span word="valve">valve</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="mustnt">mustnt</span> <span word="over">over</span>-<span word="tighten">tighten</span> <span word="this">this</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="itll">itll</span> <span word="break">break</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="days">days</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="rubber">rubber</span> <span word="gaskets">gaskets</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="metal">metal</span> <span word="nuts">nuts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="washers">washers</span>. <span word="Nowadays">Nowadays</span>, <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="cheap">cheap</span> <span word="plastic">plastic</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="outside">outside</span>, <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="valve">valve</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="returned">returned</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="flushed">flushed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="toilet">toilet</span>, <span word="waited">waited</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bowl">bowl</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="refill">refill</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="fill">fill</span> <span word="valve">valve</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="shut">shut</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="water">water</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="shut">shut</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Water">Water</span> <span word="Line">Line</span> <span word="mark">mark</span>.</p><p> <span word="We">We</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="lucky">lucky</span>, <span word="Henry">Henry</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fiddle">fiddle</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="adjusting">adjusting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fill">fill</span> <span word="valve">valve</span>. <span word="Thats">Thats</span> <span word="good">good</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="Im">Im</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="now">now</span>. <span word="Henry">Henry</span> <span word="flushed">flushed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="toilet">toilet</span> <span word="again">again</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="watched">watched</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bowl">bowl</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tank">tank</span> <span word="fill">fill</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Stanley">Stanley</span>. <span word="Stanley">Stanley</span> <span word="thanked">thanked</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="him">him</span>.</p>
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