An Unhappy Worker
<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="She">She</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span>, <span word="homely">homely</span>, <span word="overweight">overweight</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="woman">woman</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="late">late</span> 20<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="maybe">maybe</span>. <span word="No">No</span> <span word="ring">ring</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="finger">finger</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="single">single</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="judging">judging</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="unfriendly">unfriendly</span> <span word="demeanor">demeanor</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="boyfriend">boyfriend</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="unless">unless</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="dieting">dieting</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="exercising">exercising</span> <span word="regularly">regularly</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="unattached">unattached</span>.</p><p> <span word="Vivian">Vivian</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remove">remove</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plastic">plastic</span> <span word="tag">tag</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="article">article</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="clothing">clothing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Vivian">Vivian</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="buying">buying</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Marshalls">Marshalls</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Vivian">Vivian</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span>. <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="yes">yes</span>, <span word="maam">maam</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="yanked">yanked</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="shirt">shirt</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="hanger">hanger</span>, <span word="removed">removed</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="tag">tag</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="folded">folded</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="shirt">shirt</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="carelessly">carelessly</span>. <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="air">air</span>-<span word="conditioned">conditioned</span>, <span word="her">her</span> <span word="forehead">forehead</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="beads">beads</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sweat">sweat</span>. <span word="Occasionally">Occasionally</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="wiped">wiped</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sweat">sweat</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>.</p><p> <span word="When">When</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="finished">finished</span> <span word="removing">removing</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plastic">plastic</span> <span word="tags">tags</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="folding">folding</span> <span word="shirts">shirts</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="piles">piles</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="rang">rang</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="total">total</span>--$530.78. <span word="Vivian">Vivian</span> <span word="presented">presented</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="VISA">VISA</span> <span word="card">card</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="clerk">clerk</span> <span word="completed">completed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="transaction">transaction</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="Vivian">Vivian</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="receipt">receipt</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sign">sign</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="all">all</span> 19 <span word="shirts">shirts</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="bag">bag</span>. <span word="Vivian">Vivian</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="no">no</span>, <span word="please">please</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="bags">bags</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="easier">easier</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="car">car</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sour">sour</span> <span word="face">face</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lick">lick</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="floor">floor</span> <span word="clean">clean</span>.</p><p> <span word="She">She</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="threw">threw</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="pile">pile</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="shirts">shirts</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="separate">separate</span> <span word="plastic">plastic</span> <span word="bags">bags</span>. <span word="Vivian">Vivian</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="thank">thank</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="picked">picked</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bags">bags</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span>. <span word="Wordlessly">Wordlessly</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="wiped">wiped</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sweat">sweat</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="forehead">forehead</span>, <span word="pulled">pulled</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shirt">shirt</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hanger">hanger</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="customer">customer</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="folded">folded</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p>
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