Let’s Buy Some Paint
<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="Lets">Lets</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Wal">Wal</span>-<span word="Mart">Mart</span>, <span word="Elizabeth">Elizabeth</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Kenneth">Kenneth</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="paint">paint</span> <span word="supplies">supplies</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="suggested">suggested</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Home">Home</span> <span word="Depot">Depot</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="employees">employees</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="arriving">arriving</span> <span word="there">there</span>, <span word="Elizabeth">Elizabeth</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="friendly">friendly</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="worker">worker</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="momentarily">momentarily</span> <span word="free">free</span>.</p><p> <span word="Excuse">Excuse</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="Could">Could</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="us">us</span>? <span word="She">She</span> <span word="explained">explained</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="paint">paint</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="office">office</span>. <span word="Neither">Neither</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="nor">nor</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="husband">husband</span> <span word="knows">knows</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="please">please</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="basics">basics</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="added">added</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="smiled">smiled</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="simple">simple</span>. <span word="All">All</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="gallons">gallons</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="glossy">glossy</span> <span word="paint">paint</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="roller">roller</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tray">tray</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="insert">insert</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pour">pour</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="paint">paint</span> <span word="in">in</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="extension">extension</span>-<span word="handle">handle</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="wall">wall</span>.</p><p> <span word="Dont">Dont</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="primer">primer</span>? <span word="Kenneth">Kenneth</span> <span word="asked">asked</span>.</p><p> <span word="Oh">Oh</span>, <span word="yes">yes</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="that">that</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="primer">primer</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="first">first</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="paint">paint</span> <span word="wont">wont</span> <span word="stick">stick</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="walls">walls</span>. <span word="Here">Here</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="gallons">gallons</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="good">good</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="inexpensive">inexpensive</span>, <span word="primer">primer</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="brush">brush</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="corners">corners</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="edges">edges</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="Just">Just</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="primer">primer</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="first">first</span>. <span word="Let">Let</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="dry">dry</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hours">hours</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="coat">coat</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="paint">paint</span>. <span word="Let">Let</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="dry">dry</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span>, <span word="put">put</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="coat">coat</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="shouldnt">shouldnt</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span>.</p><p> <span word="As">As</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="putting">putting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="items">items</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trunk">trunk</span>, <span word="Kenneth">Kenneth</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ladder">ladder</span>, <span word="too">too</span>. <span word="Were">Were</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="brush">brush</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="paint">paint</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ceiling">ceiling</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="roller">roller</span> <span word="wont">wont</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="corner">corner</span>, <span word="Kenneth">Kenneth</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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