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<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="Cynthia">Cynthia</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="George">George</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="shopping">shopping</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Wal">Wal</span>-<span word="Mart">Mart</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="dispenser">dispenser</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="office">office</span>, <span word="Cynthia">Cynthia</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="George">George</span>.</p><p> <span word="What">What</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="dispenser">dispenser</span>? <span word="George">George</span> <span word="asked">asked</span>.</p><p> <span word="You">You</span> <span word="know">know</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="five">five</span>-<span word="gallon">gallon</span> <span word="jug">jug</span> <span word="upside">upside</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="into">into</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="pour">pour</span> <span word="yourself">yourself</span> <span word="cold">cold</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="blue">blue</span> <span word="handle">handle</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="handle">handle</span>, <span word="Cynthia">Cynthia</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p> <span word="George">George</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="clients">clients</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dispenser">dispenser</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="bottled">bottled</span> <span word="water">water</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bottles">bottles</span> <span word="cold">cold</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="refrigerator">refrigerator</span>. <span word="Plus">Plus</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stove">stove</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="coffeemaker">coffeemaker</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="office">office</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="clients">clients</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="herself">herself</span>.</p><p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="contract">contract</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> $30 <span word="a">a</span> <span word="month">month</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="argued">argued</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="maybe">maybe</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="wont">wont</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="consuming">consuming</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="month">month</span>. <span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="wait">wait</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="clients">clients</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="decide">decide</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="dispenser">dispenser</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="absolutely">absolutely</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span>? <span word="If">If</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="then">then</span>. <span word="Theres">Theres</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="rush">rush</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="now">now</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="addition">addition</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="argued">argued</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trunk">trunk</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dispenser">dispenser</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fit">fit</span> <span word="into">into</span>. <span word="Nor">Nor</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="fit">fit</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="seat">seat</span>. <span word="So">So</span>, <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="argument">argument</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="concluded">concluded</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="Wal">Wal</span>-<span word="Mart">Mart</span>. <span word="Cynthia">Cynthia</span> <span word="dropped">dropped</span> <span word="George">George</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="place">place</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="drove">drove</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Wal">Wal</span>-<span word="Mart">Mart</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="dispenser">dispenser</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="box">box</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="size">size</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Cynthia">Cynthia</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="carted">carted</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="parking">parking</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="managed">managed</span>, <span word="somehow">somehow</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="trunk">trunk</span>.</p>
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