Darn Battery
<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="The">The</span> <span word="Buick">Buick</span> <span word="wouldnt">wouldnt</span> <span word="start">start</span>. <span word="Considering">Considering</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> 15 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="old">old</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="shouldnt">shouldnt</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="surprise">surprise</span>. <span word="But">But</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="battery">battery</span> <span word="wasnt">wasnt</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="old">old</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Die">Die</span> <span word="Hard">Hard</span>, <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Sears">Sears</span>. <span word="Gerard">Gerard</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> 100-<span word="month">month</span> <span word="battery">battery</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="fully">fully</span> <span word="guaranteed">guaranteed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> 12 <span word="months">months</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="pro">pro</span>-<span word="rated">rated</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="that">that</span>.</p><p> <span word="Gerard">Gerard</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Sears">Sears</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="rep">rep</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="get">get</span> $10 <span word="to">to</span> $40 <span word="credit">credit</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="battery">battery</span>. <span word="Gerard">Gerard</span> <span word="wondered">wondered</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> $30 <span word="range">range</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="bother">bother</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ask">ask</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="electrical">electrical</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="rep">rep</span>, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="Sears">Sears</span> <span word="fix">fix</span>? <span word="The">The</span> <span word="rep">rep</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Sears">Sears</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="replaced">replaced</span> <span word="alternators">alternators</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="starters">starters</span>; <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="electrical">electrical</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="else">else</span>, <span word="Gerard">Gerard</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dealer">dealer</span>.</p><p> <span word="Gerard">Gerard</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pull">pull</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="battery">battery</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="recharge">recharge</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="overnight">overnight</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="hook">hook</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="battery">battery</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="meter">meter</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="electrical">electrical</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="properly">properly</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hood">hood</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="looked">looked</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="more">more</span>. <span word="Where">Where</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="battery">battery</span>?! <span word="Had">Had</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="stolen">stolen</span> <span word="it">it</span>?</p><p> <span word="He">He</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="manual">manual</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="manual">manual</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="location">location</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="battery">battery</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="Bryan">Bryan</span>. <span word="Bryan">Bryan</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="place">place</span>; <span word="the">the</span> <span word="battery">battery</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rear">rear</span> <span word="seat">seat</span>. <span word="Gerard">Gerard</span> <span word="scoffed">scoffed</span>. <span word="Nobody">Nobody</span> <span word="puts">puts</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="battery">battery</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rear">rear</span> <span word="seatexcept">seatexcept</span> <span word="Volkswagen">Volkswagen</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Bryan">Bryan</span>.</p>
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