Who Ordered the Scallops?
<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="Why">Why</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dinner">dinner</span>? <span word="Ginger">Ginger</span> <span word="screamed">screamed</span>. <span word="All">All</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="girlfriends">girlfriends</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dinner">dinner</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="boyfriends">boyfriends</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="week">week</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="nice">nice</span> <span word="restaurants">restaurants</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="brag">brag</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nice">nice</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="sick">sick</span>! <span word="And">And</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="you">you</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="cheapskate">cheapskate</span>!</p><p> <span word="This">This</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="conversation">conversation</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Barney">Barney</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="replied">replied</span>, <span word="How">How</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="trust">trust</span> <span word="restaurant">restaurant</span> <span word="food">food</span>? <span word="All">All</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="watch">watch</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="specials">specials</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="occasionally">occasionally</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="whats">whats</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kitchen">kitchen</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cooks">cooks</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="wash">wash</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bathroom">bathroom</span>, <span word="how">how</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="sweat">sweat</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="cooking">cooking</span>, <span word="how">how</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="touch">touch</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="bite">bite</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="hands">hands</span>--<span word="and">and</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="knows">knows</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="else">else</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="DONT">DONT</span> <span word="see">see</span>--<span word="then">then</span> <span word="youd">youd</span> <span word="agree">agree</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="me">me</span>.</p><p> <span word="You">You</span> <span word="exaggerate">exaggerate</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="yelled">yelled</span>. <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="restaurants">restaurants</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="thatonly">thatonly</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span>! <span word="He">He</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="him">him</span>.</p><p> <span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="restaurant">restaurant</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="buster">buster</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="warned">warned</span>. <span word="Lester">Lester</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="Heidi">Heidi</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="week">week</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="life">life</span>. <span word="Okay">Okay</span>, <span word="okay">okay</span>, <span word="Barney">Barney</span> <span word="surrendered">surrendered</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="promised">promised</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="sushi">sushi</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="town">town</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="evening">evening</span> <span word="Gingers">Gingers</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="called">called</span>. <span word="Did">Did</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="Heidi">Heidi</span>? <span word="She">She</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="died">died</span>! <span word="she">she</span> <span word="wailed">wailed</span>. <span word="Heidi">Heidi</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hospital">hospital</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="emergency">emergency</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="scallops">scallops</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="eaten">eaten</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="exclusive">exclusive</span> <span word="restaurant">restaurant</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Pasadena">Pasadena</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="before">before</span>.</p>
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