An Open House
<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="Edith">Edith</span> <span word="wasnt">wasnt</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="realty">realty</span> <span word="exam">exam</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lengthy">lengthy</span> <span word="multiple">multiple</span>-<span word="choice">choice</span> <span word="exam">exam</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="downtown">downtown</span> <span word="Los">Los</span> <span word="Angeles">Angeles</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="testing">testing</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="freezing">freezing</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="hunched">hunched</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="shivering">shivering</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="feeling">feeling</span> <span word="equally">equally</span> <span word="cold">cold</span>. <span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="couldnt">couldnt</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="beforehand">beforehand</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="jackets">jackets</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="wondered">wondered</span>.</p><p> <span word="After">After</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="test">test</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="realty">realty</span> <span word="company">company</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="owe">owe</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="month">month</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wished">wished</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="luck">luck</span>. <span word="Other">Other</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="werent">werent</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="encouragement">encouragement</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="houses">houses</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="weekends">weekends</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="signs">signs</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="neighborhood">neighborhood</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="house">house</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="signs">signs</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="push">push</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span>, <span word="nor">nor</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="upright">upright</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="matters">matters</span> <span word="worse">worse</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="evening">evening</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="discovered">discovered</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="signs">signs</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="stolen">stolen</span>! <span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="realty">realty</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="worrythey">worrythey</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="add">add</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="replacing">replacing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="signs">signs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="monthly">monthly</span> <span word="bill">bill</span>.</p><p> <span word="After">After</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="times">times</span>, <span word="her">her</span> <span word="husband">husband</span> <span word="finally">finally</span> <span word="accompanied">accompanied</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="house">house</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="ended">ended</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>. <span word="Only">Only</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dozen">dozen</span> <span word="house">house</span>-<span word="hunters">hunters</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="day">day</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="engage">engage</span> <span word="Edgar">Edgar</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="conversation">conversation</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="pick">pick</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="signs">signs</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="house">house</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="why">why</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="Edith">Edith</span> <span word="wondered">wondered</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="realty">realty</span> <span word="career">career</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="last">last</span>.</p>
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