A Clean Toilet Bowl
<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="Mildreds">Mildreds</span> <span word="sister">sister</span> <span word="called">called</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="drop">drop</span> <span word="by">by</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="whenever">whenever</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="visited">visited</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="trip">trip</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bathroom">bathroom</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="meant">meant</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="thingMildred">thingMildred</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="clean">clean</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="toilet">toilet</span> <span word="bowl">bowl</span>.</p><p> <span word="This">This</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="household">household</span> <span word="chore">chore</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="hated">hated</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="icky">icky</span>! <span word="She">She</span> <span word="grabbed">grabbed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cleanser">cleanser</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="beneath">beneath</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bathroom">bathroom</span> <span word="sink">sink</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="sprinkled">sprinkled</span> <span word="lots">lots</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="toilet">toilet</span> <span word="bowl">bowl</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="clothes">clothes</span>, <span word="put">put</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="T">T</span>-<span word="shirt">shirt</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pulled">pulled</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="sleeved">sleeved</span> <span word="rubber">rubber</span> <span word="gloves">gloves</span>. <span word="Finally">Finally</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="goggles">goggles</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="toilet">toilet</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="splash">splash</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="toilet">toilet</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="eye">eye</span> <span word="infection">infection</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="wasnt">wasnt</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="chances">chances</span>.</p><p> <span word="She">She</span> <span word="grabbed">grabbed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="handled">handled</span> <span word="toilet">toilet</span> <span word="bowl">bowl</span> <span word="brush">brush</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="beneath">beneath</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sink">sink</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="scrubbing">scrubbing</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="scrubbed">scrubbed</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rim">rim</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bowl">bowl</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="deep">deep</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="throat">throat</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bowl">bowl</span>. <span word="Five">Five</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="figured">figured</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="finished">finished</span>.</p><p> <span word="She">She</span> <span word="flushed">flushed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="toilet">toilet</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="checked">checked</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bowl">bowl</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="clean">clean</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="whistle">whistle</span>. <span word="Mildred">Mildred</span> <span word="breathed">breathed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sigh">sigh</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="relief">relief</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="scrub">scrub</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bowl">bowl</span> <span word="twice">twice</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remove">remove</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stains">stains</span>.</p><p> <span word="She">She</span> <span word="removed">removed</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="goggles">goggles</span>, <span word="gloves">gloves</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="T">T</span>-<span word="shirt">shirt</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="hopped">hopped</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shower">shower</span>.</p><p> </p>
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