.Why the Sky Is Brown
<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="Every">Every</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="DMV">DMV</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="Cory">Cory</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="notice">notice</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pollution">pollution</span> <span word="check">check</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="Cadillac">Cadillac</span> <span word="wasnt">wasnt</span> <span word="fouling">fouling</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="California">California</span> <span word="sky">sky</span>. <span word="Cory">Cory</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="DMV">DMV</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="fighting">fighting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="losing">losing</span> <span word="battle">battle</span>, <span word="considering">considering</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> 30 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="and">and</span> 10 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="cows">cows</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="California">California</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mention">mention</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="pollution">pollution</span> <span word="drifting">drifting</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="California">California</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pacific">Pacific</span>.</p><p> <span word="After">After</span> <span word="driving">driving</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> 210 <span word="freeway">freeway</span> <span word="for">for</span> 20 <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="warm">warm</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="engine">engine</span> <span word="up">up</span>, <span word="Cory">Cory</span> <span word="drove">drove</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="test">test</span>-<span word="only">only</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Colorado">Colorado</span> <span word="Blvd">Blvd</span>. <span word="Sam">Sam</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="owner">owner</span>, <span word="offered">offered</span> <span word="Cory">Cory</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bottle">bottle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="purified">purified</span> <span word="water">water</span>. <span word="Sam">Sam</span> <span word="pulled">pulled</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="machine">machine</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stuck">stuck</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="machines">machines</span> <span word="sensor">sensor</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="tail">tail</span> <span word="pipe">pipe</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="isnt">isnt</span> <span word="good">good</span>, <span word="Cory">Cory</span> <span word="thought">thought</span>. <span word="Sam">Sam</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="Cory">Cory</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="printout">printout</span>: <span word="Your">Your</span> <span word="vehicle">vehicle</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gross">gross</span> <span word="polluter">polluter</span>!</p><p> <span word="What">What</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>? <span word="Cory">Cory</span> <span word="asked">asked</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="meant">meant</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Cory">Cory</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mechanic">mechanic</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="rich">rich</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="gasoline">gasoline</span> <span word="inefficiently">inefficiently</span>. <span word="Maybe">Maybe</span> <span word="thats">thats</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="Im">Im</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="only">only</span> 8 <span word="miles">miles</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="gallon">gallon</span>, <span word="Cory">Cory</span> <span word="thought">thought</span>. <span word="Sam">Sam</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="fixed">fixed</span>, <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="test">test</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="free">free</span>.</p><p> <span word="Cory">Cory</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Moe">Moe</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="regular">regular</span> <span word="mechanic">mechanic</span>. <span word="Moe">Moe</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="couldnt">couldnt</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="Cory">Cory</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="Ramsey">Ramsey</span> <span word="specialized">specialized</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="emission">emission</span> <span word="problems">problems</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="Cory">Cory</span> <span word="Ramseys">Ramseys</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="card">card</span>. <span word="Tell">Tell</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="recommended">recommended</span> <span word="you">you</span>, <span word="Moe">Moe</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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