Shopping Carts Everywhere
<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="Look">Look</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="damn">damn</span> <span word="shopping">shopping</span> <span word="carts">carts</span>, <span word="Joe">Joe</span> <span word="thought">thought</span>. <span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="parked">parked</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="lawn">lawn</span>. <span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="parked">parked</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="driveway">driveway</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="neighborhood">neighborhood</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="gone">gone</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hell">hell</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mile">mile</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Foodco">Foodco</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="supermarket">supermarket</span> <span word="chain">chain</span>. <span word="Nobody">Nobody</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shopping">shopping</span> <span word="cart">cart</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mile">mile</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="supermarket">supermarket</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="respect">respect</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shopping">shopping</span> <span word="cart">cart</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strangers">strangers</span> <span word="yard">yard</span>.</p><p> <span word="Shoppers">Shoppers</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="push">push</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cart">cart</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="car">car</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="there">there</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="car">car</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="cart">cart</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="transport">transport</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="groceries">groceries</span> <span word="home">home</span>.</p><p> <span word="He">He</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Foodco">Foodco</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="carts">carts</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="property">property</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="could">could</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="meant">meant</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="week">week</span>. <span word="Throughout">Throughout</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="neighborhood">neighborhood</span>, <span word="carts">carts</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="scattered">scattered</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="various">various</span> <span word="places">places</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="streets">streets</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="kids">kids</span>, <span word="pets">pets</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="potholes">potholes</span> <span word="werent">werent</span> <span word="enough">enough</span>, <span word="drivers">drivers</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dodge">dodge</span> <span word="shopping">shopping</span> <span word="carts">carts</span>. <span word="Joe">Joe</span> <span word="wondered">wondered</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="supermarket">supermarket</span>. <span word="Foodco">Foodco</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="over">over</span> $100 <span word="for">for</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="cart">cart</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="theyd">theyd</span> <span word="guard">guard</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="better">better</span>. <span word="Instead">Instead</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="secure">secure</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="carts">carts</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="drive">drive</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="neighborhood">neighborhood</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="twice">twice</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pick">pick</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="stranded">stranded</span> <span word="carts">carts</span>.</p><p> <span word="Joe">Joe</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="yellow">yellow</span> <span word="pages">pages</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="book">book</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hire">hire</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="contractor">contractor</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fence">fence</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="lawn">lawn</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="locking">locking</span> <span word="gate">gate</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="driveway">driveway</span>. <span word="Enough">Enough</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="enough">enough</span>.</p>
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