The Handyman Comes
<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="sinks">sinks</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="leaking">leaking</span>. <span word="David">David</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="paper">paper</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ad">ad</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Toby">Toby</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="handyman">handyman</span>. <span word="David">David</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="message">message</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="answering">answering</span> <span word="machine">machine</span>. <span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="again">again</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Toby">Toby</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="message">message</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>. <span word="Toby">Toby</span> <span word="apologized">apologized</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="hadnt">hadnt</span> <span word="checked">checked</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="messages">messages</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="days">days</span>.</p><p> <span word="David">David</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="hanging">hanging</span> <span word="up">up</span>. <span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="worker">worker</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="responsible">responsible</span>? <span word="Responsible">Responsible</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cleanmany">cleanmany</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="slobs">slobs</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="messes">messes</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="homeowner">homeowner</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="clean">clean</span> <span word="up">up</span>. <span word="Toby">Toby</span> <span word="doesnt">doesnt</span> <span word="check">check</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="machine">machine</span>, <span word="David">David</span> <span word="mused">mused</span>. <span word="David">David</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Toby">Toby</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kitchen">kitchen</span>, <span word="bathroom">bathroom</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="laundry">laundry</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="faucets">faucets</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="leaking">leaking</span>. <span word="Toby">Toby</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>; <span word="each">each</span> <span word="faucet">faucet</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> $20. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="parts">parts</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="extra">extra</span>.</p><p> <span word="David">David</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="pleased">pleased</span>. <span word="Sixty">Sixty</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="price">price</span>. <span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="Toby">Toby</span> <span word="fixed">fixed</span> <span word="faucets">faucets</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="checked">checked</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="messages">messages</span>, <span word="maybe">maybe</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="wouldnt">wouldnt</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="good">good</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="again">again</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="a">a</span> $60 <span word="risk">risk</span>. <span word="David">David</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="Toby">Toby</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="check">check</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="okay">okay</span>. <span word="Toby">Toby</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="no">no</span>; <span word="he">he</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="accepted">accepted</span> <span word="cash">cash</span>. <span word="David">David</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="okay">okay</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="invoice">invoice</span>. <span word="Toby">Toby</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="at">at</span> 1:00 <span word="p">p</span>.<span word="m">m</span>.</p><p> <span word="At">At</span> 3:00 <span word="p">p</span>.<span word="m">m</span>., <span word="David">David</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="message">message</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tobys">Tobys</span> <span word="machine">machine</span>, <span word="asking">asking</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span>. <span word="At">At</span> 3:30, <span word="Toby">Toby</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="up">up</span>. <span word="David">David</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="invoice">invoice</span>. <span word="Oh">Oh</span>, <span word="jeez">jeez</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="forgot">forgot</span>. <span word="Im">Im</span> <span word="sorry">sorry</span>, <span word="Toby">Toby</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="David">David</span> <span word="shook">shook</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="disbelief">disbelief</span>. <span word="But">But</span>, <span word="since">since</span> <span word="Toby">Toby</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="there">there</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="in">in</span>. <span word="Before">Before</span> <span word="Toby">Toby</span> <span word="walked">walked</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="Davids">Davids</span> <span word="house">house</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="wiped">wiped</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="carefully">carefully</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mat">mat</span>. <span word="David">David</span> <span word="noticed">noticed</span> <span word="that">that</span>. <span word="Maybe">Maybe</span> <span word="Toby">Toby</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="fine">fine</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="thought">thought</span>.</p>
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