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英文短篇故事（纽约）214 Roses on Valentine's Day + One

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 　　"Many coworkers got Valentine's Day roses today," said Alma. "Some kept asking me where my roses were." Ernie said, "I thought you disliked Valentine's Day. You told me not to waste money on cards or flowers. Now you're interested in Valentine’s Day?" Alma said, "Never mind. You wouldn't understand." The next day, Ernie went online. He looked for roses on sale. There weren't any. A midtown shop featured a dozen roses for $102, including delivery1. That's not cheap, Ernie thought. But, if it made Alma feel better, it was worth it. He called the shop. The employee2 said, "We’re super busy. We're still delivering flowers ordered yesterday." The shop didn't deliver the roses to Alma's office until 2:15. Alma arrived at her office at 2:30. "Leftovers3, leftovers, someone sent you leftovers," some of her coworkers chanted4. They were laughing. Alma took the roses outside. She threw them in the trash.


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1 delivery QxhxY     
n.交付；投递；分娩；解救者；演讲的风格
参考例句：
  • The strike caused a great delay in the delivery of the mail.这次罢工严重地延误了邮件的投递。
  • He was employed at the local grocery store as a delivery boy.他受雇于当地杂货店当送货员。
2 employee mpmxe     
n.职员，员工，受雇人员
参考例句：
  • Each employee received a like bonus.每个雇员都得到了相同数目的奖金。
  • They brought around a new employee this morning.他们今天早晨请来了一位新雇员。
3 leftovers AprzGJ     
n.剩余物，残留物，剩菜
参考例句：
  • He can do miracles with a few kitchen leftovers.他能用厨房里几样剩饭做出一顿美餐。
  • She made supper from leftovers she had thrown together.她用吃剩的食物拼凑成一顿晚饭。
4 chanted 02cc1847ef0ac78ddb0261df9d8acc45     
v.吟颂，咏唱( chant的过去分词 )；反复有节奏地喊叫（或唱等）
参考例句：
  • The crowd chanted slogans and waved banners. 人群有节奏地呼喊着口号并挥舞着旗帜。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The crowd chanted slogans. 人群有节奏地反复呼喊着口号。 来自《简明英汉词典》

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