Cleaning a Dirty Plate
<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="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="white">white</span>, <span word="plain">plain</span>-<span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="dinner">dinner</span> <span word="plate">plate</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="adornment">adornment</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="brand">brand</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="Corelle">Corelle</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="brand">brand</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Corning">Corning</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bottom">bottom</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plate">plate</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="addition">addition</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Corelle">Corelle</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Corning">Corning</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="text">text</span>: <span word="Microwave">Microwave</span> <span word="SafeNot">SafeNot</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Broiler">Broiler</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Stovetop">Stovetop</span> <span word="Use">Use</span>.</p><p> <span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="plates">plates</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="brand">brand</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="color">color</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="plates">plates</span>, <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="reasons">reasons</span>. <span word="One">One</span>, <span word="food">food</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="easily">easily</span> <span word="stick">stick</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="hide">hide</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="unadorned">unadorned</span> <span word="plates">plates</span>. <span word="Therefore">Therefore</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="easier">easier</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="clean">clean</span>. <span word="Two">Two</span>, <span word="white">white</span> <span word="plates">plates</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="stains">stains</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="clearly">clearly</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="colored">colored</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="decorated">decorated</span> <span word="plates">plates</span>. <span word="Stains">Stains</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="stains">stains</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="clean">clean</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="philosophy">philosophy</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="silverware">silverware</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="knives">knives</span>, <span word="forks">forks</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="spoons">spoons</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="ornamentation">ornamentation</span>.</p><p> <span word="Standing">Standing</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kitchen">kitchen</span> <span word="sink">sink</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cold">cold</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="faucet">faucet</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="picked">picked</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dinner">dinner</span> <span word="plate">plate</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="grabbed">grabbed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pad">pad</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>. <span word="Dishwashing">Dishwashing</span> <span word="soap">soap</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pad">pad</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="wet">wet</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pad">pad</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="scrubbing">scrubbing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plate">plate</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stain">stain</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="plate">plate</span>, <span word="about">about</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="inches">inches</span> <span word="across">across</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plate">plate</span>, <span word="just">just</span> <span word="inside">inside</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plate">plate</span> <span word="curved">curved</span> <span word="upwards">upwards</span>.</p><p> <span word="This">This</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="brown">brown</span> <span word="stain">stain</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="months">months</span>. <span word="Today">Today</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="rid">rid</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="all">all</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="scrubbed">scrubbed</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="scrubbed">scrubbed</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="more">more</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="rinsed">rinsed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plate">plate</span> <span word="off">off</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="stain">stain</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="there">there</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="soap">soap</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pad">pad</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="scrubbed">scrubbed</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="more">more</span>. <span word="All">All</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sudden">sudden</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plate">plate</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="soapy">soapy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="scrubbing">scrubbing</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="force">force</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plate">plate</span> <span word="flew">flew</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="hands">hands</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="softly">softly</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="seat">seat</span> <span word="cushion">cushion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dining">dining</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="chair">chair</span>. <span word="Instead">Instead</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="crashed">crashed</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="metal">metal</span> <span word="arm">arm</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chair">chair</span>. <span word="Each">Each</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="pieces">pieces</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="floor">floor</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="size">size</span>.</p>
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