The Yardman
<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="The">The</span> <span word="yardman">yardman</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="drives">drives</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gray">gray</span> <span word="pickup">pickup</span> <span word="truck">truck</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="truck">truck</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Ford">Ford</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="about">about</span> 15 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="old">old</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="runs">runs</span> <span word="well">well</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="doesnt">doesnt</span> <span word="burn">burn</span> <span word="oil">oil</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="gets">gets</span> <span word="decent">decent</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="mileage">mileage</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="yardmans">yardmans</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="Byron">Byron</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="truck">truck</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lawn">lawn</span> <span word="mower">mower</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="leaf">leaf</span> <span word="blower">blower</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rake">rake</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shovel">shovel</span>. <span word="Byron">Byron</span> <span word="uses">uses</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="leaf">leaf</span> <span word="blower">blower</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="blow">blow</span> <span word="leaves">leaves</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dirt">dirt</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="building">building</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="rakes">rakes</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="leaves">leaves</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bag">bag</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="blows">blows</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dirt">dirt</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="street">street</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="cuts">cuts</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lawn">lawn</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="lawn">lawn</span> <span word="mower">mower</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="trims">trims</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hedge">hedge</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="uses">uses</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="leaf">leaf</span> <span word="blower">blower</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="blow">blow</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dirt">dirt</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="Welcome">Welcome</span> <span word="mat">mat</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="lies">lies</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="apartment">apartment</span> <span word="door">door</span>.</p><p> <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="puts">puts</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="leaves">leaves</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="grass">grass</span> <span word="trimmings">trimmings</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hedge">hedge</span> <span word="clippings">clippings</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wheelbarrow">wheelbarrow</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="pushes">pushes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wheelbarrow">wheelbarrow</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="building">building</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="uses">uses</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="shovel">shovel</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="empty">empty</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wheelbarrow">wheelbarrow</span> <span word="contents">contents</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="dumpster">dumpster</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="Byron">Byron</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="work">work</span>.</p><p> <span word="When">When</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="done">done</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="block">block</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="street">street</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="corner">corner</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="again">again</span>.</p><p> </p>
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