Trash Truck
<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="Every">Every</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="night">night</span>, <span word="Felix">Felix</span> <span word="checked">checked</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="blue">blue</span> <span word="container">container</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="carport">carport</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="apartment">apartment</span> <span word="building">building</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="container">container</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="full">full</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="street">street</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="pick">pick</span>-<span word="up">up</span>. <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="night">night</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="thirds">thirds</span> <span word="full">full</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="rolled">rolled</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="street">street</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="checked">checked</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="container">container</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="recyclables">recyclables</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="odd">odd</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="blue">blue</span> <span word="containers">containers</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="street">street</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="empty">empty</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="lids">lids</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="open">open</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="walked">walked</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="street">street</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="double">double</span>-<span word="check">check</span>. <span word="Hmm">Hmm</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="wondered">wondered</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="street">street</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="blue">blue</span> <span word="containers">containers</span> <span word="standing">standing</span> <span word="there">there</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="walked">walked</span> <span word="about">about</span> 120 <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="street">street</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lifted">lifted</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="lid">lid</span>. <span word="Both">Both</span> <span word="containers">containers</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="empty">empty</span>. <span word="How">How</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="truck">truck</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="missed">missed</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="container">container</span>?</p><p> <span word="He">He</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="upstairs">upstairs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="apartment">apartment</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="hall">hall</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="connected">connected</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="department">department</span>. <span word="Susan">Susan</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="Acme">Acme</span> <span word="Trash">Trash</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="missed">missed</span> <span word="container">container</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>, <span word="Felix">Felix</span> <span word="checked">checked</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="container">container</span> <span word="again">again</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="full">full</span>. <span word="But">But</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="green">green</span> <span word="dumpster">dumpster</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="carport">carport</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="missing">missing</span>. <span word="Apparently">Apparently</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="message">message</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Susan">Susan</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Acme">Acme</span> <span word="Trash">Trash</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="misunderstood">misunderstood</span>. <span word="Acme">Acme</span> <span word="picked">picked</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="green">green</span> <span word="dumpster">dumpster</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="emptied">emptied</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>, <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="blue">blue</span> <span word="container">container</span>.</p>
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