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1、英語美文：手套Gloves平日里一分錢恨不得掰成兩半花，買點(diǎn)小東西都要精打細(xì)算的他卻不小心把打折時買的珍愛的皮手套給丟了，這可著實把他急壞了……?????ByFreemanJ.Wong?????Seventy-three-year-oldGeorgeMcNeilonselectedhisfoodinValueMartmorecarefullythanNASAchoseitscandidatesforthespaceshuttle.Skimmilkwas$2.99,onsalefrom$3.49;whitebread,89centsw
2、itha10-centdiscount;tablesalt,99cents,20centsofftheregularprice.Leavingthecashier,heestimatedthathehadsaved80centstoday.Hewaspleasedthathehadgotgoodvalueforhismoneyagain.?????Attheexit,thechillywindremindedhimofhisgloves."Nowwherearethey?"Notinthecoatpockets.Notinthepa
3、ntspockets.Notinthegrocerybageither.Hewassurehewaswearingthemwhenheenteredthestore.Heclearlyrememberedthrustingthemintothepocketofhiscoat.Theworriedmanmadeasecondthoroughsearchofallhispockets,againincludingthegrocerybag.Nowhewassuretheymusthavebeendroppedsomewhereinsid
4、ethestore.?????OldGeorgehadboughttheblackglovesata25%discount,forjust$35.00,tenyearsago.Theyweregenuinelambskin,softandwarmandverydurable.Untilthen,hehadworncheaperman-madematerialthatneverlastedlongerthanthreeyears.Hisimpulsivedecisiontobuytheexpensiveglovesturnedoutt
5、obeagoodone,whichevenpromotedhissocialstatusonthebus,aspoorerpassengersstaredathimenviouslyforsixmonthsoutoftheyear.Hehadtakencarenottoletadropofwaterorraintouchhisexpensivegloves,sotheylookedlikenew.Losingthisfavouritepossessionwasalmostlikelosingachildtohim.?????Badl
6、uck,hethought,tolosehisexpensiveglovesonNewYear'sEve.?????George,calmontheoutsidebutfranticontheinside,re-enteredthestorewithlongsteps.Hefollowedthesameroutehehadwalkedbefore,startingatthebreadcounter,tothedairysection,theaislewheresaltandsugarwereplaced,thentherestoft
7、hestore.Theywereallopenaislesanditdidnottakelongtobeconvincedthatthegloveswerenotinsight.Aftercheckingtheforty-foot-longbreadsection,hequickenedhispacethroughthetwo-hundred-footaisleleadingtothedairyproducts.Thereheeventurnedovereggboxestoseeifthegloveshadfalleninbetwe
8、en.Severalminutesofanxioussearchingturnedouttobeinvain.Hisheartgrewheavierandhestartedtosweatasheenteredaislesix.Thes
