A Year with No TV
<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="Starting">Starting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="February">February</span> 2009, <span word="broadcasts">broadcasts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="signals">signals</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="digital">digital</span>, <span word="replacing">replacing</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="analog">analog</span> <span word="signals">signals</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="cable">cable</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="satellite">satellite</span> <span word="TV">TV</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="issue">issue</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="reception">reception</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="affected">affected</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="rabbit">rabbit</span> <span word="ears">ears</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="antennas">antennas</span> <span word="wont">wont</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="receive">receive</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="digital">digital</span> <span word="signals">signals</span>. <span word="Theyll">Theyll</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="converter">converter</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="TV">TV</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="about">about</span> $50 <span word="each">each</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="Chris">Chris</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="much">much</span>.</p><p> <span word="Instead">Instead</span>, <span word="Chris">Chris</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="TVs">TVs</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="thrift">thrift</span> <span word="shop">shop</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="wait">wait</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="digital">digital</span> <span word="tuner">tuner</span> <span word="TVs">TVs</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="right">right</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="loaded">loaded</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="TVs">TVs</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="car">car</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="lady">lady</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="thrift">thrift</span> <span word="shop">shop</span> <span word="wasnt">wasnt</span> <span word="interested">interested</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="first">first</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="mind">mind</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="only">only</span> 13 <span word="TVs">TVs</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="perfectly">perfectly</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="relieved">relieved</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="accepted">accepted</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="Had">Had</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="not">not</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="deposit">deposit</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hazardous">hazardous</span> <span word="waste">waste</span> <span word="facility">facility</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="meant">meant</span> <span word="waiting">waiting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="line">line</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="car">car</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="end">end</span>.</p><p> <span word="Chris">Chris</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="feeling">feeling</span> <span word="good">good</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="enjoy">enjoy</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="TV">TV</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="idiot">idiot</span> <span word="box">box</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="waste">waste</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="electricity">electricity</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="rid">rid</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="TVs">TVs</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="Donna">Donna</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="night">night</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="proudly">proudly</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="news">news</span>. <span word="Donna">Donna</span>, <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="native">native</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="happy">happy</span>.</p>
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