Pete#039;s Sharp Knife
<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="Pete">Pete</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="kitchen">kitchen</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="slice">slice</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="green">green</span> <span word="apples">apples</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="liked">liked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="fresh">fresh</span> <span word="apples">apples</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="cinnamon">cinnamon</span> <span word="sprinkled">sprinkled</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="blinds">blinds</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="sunlight">sunlight</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kitchen">kitchen</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="doing">doing</span>.</p><p> <span word="He">He</span> <span word="grabbed">grabbed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="knife">knife</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="drawer">drawer</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Surgical">Surgical</span> <span word="Stainless">Stainless</span> <span word="USA">USA</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="blade">blade</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="blade">blade</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="thin">thin</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="light">light</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="teeth">teeth</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="saw">saw</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="handle">handle</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="brown">brown</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cheap">cheap</span> <span word="hollow">hollow</span> <span word="plastic">plastic</span>.</p><p> <span word="He">He</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="knife">knife</span> <span word="about">about</span> 20 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="county">county</span> <span word="fair">fair</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="knives">knives</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="advertised">advertised</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="TV">TV</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tomato">tomato</span> <span word="can">can</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="easily">easily</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cleanly">cleanly</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fresh">fresh</span> <span word="tomato">tomato</span>.</p><p> <span word="You">You</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sharpen">sharpen</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="sharp">sharp</span> <span word="edge">edge</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="guaranteed">guaranteed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="life">life</span>. <span word="Thats">Thats</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="advertised">advertised</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="Pete">Pete</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="once">once</span>, <span word="couldnt">couldnt</span> <span word="argue">argue</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="advertisers">advertisers</span> <span word="lied">lied</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="knife">knife</span>.</p><p> <span word="But">But</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dangerous">dangerous</span> <span word="knife">knife</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="Pete">Pete</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="careless">careless</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="rapidly">rapidly</span> <span word="slicing">slicing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="potato">potato</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="blade">blade</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="finger">finger</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="doctor">doctor</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="stitches">stitches</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Petes">Petes</span> <span word="finger">finger</span>.</p><p> <span word="Next">Next</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="be">be</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="careful">careful</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="doctor">doctor</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p> <span word="No">No</span> <span word="kidding">kidding</span>, <span word="Pete">Pete</span> <span word="thought">thought</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="careful">careful</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="knife">knife</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p> </p>
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