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1、《英语美文欣赏》每周篇（1）平日里一分钱恨不得掰成两半花，买点小东西都要精打细算的他却不小心把打折时买的珍爱的皮手套给丢了，这可着实把他急坏了…… Seventy-three-year-oldGeorgeMcNeilonselectedhisfoodinValueMartmorecarefullythanNASAchoseitscandidatesforthespaceshuttle.Skimmilkwas$2.99,onsalefrom$3.49;whitebread,89centswitha10-centdiscount;tablesalt,99cents,20centsoffth
2、eregularprice.Leavingthecashier,heestimatedthathehadsaved80centstoday.Hewaspleasedthathehadgotgoodvalueforhismoneyagain.Attheexit,thechillywindremindedhimofhisgloves."Nowwherearethey?"Notinthecoatpockets.Notinthepantspockets.Notinthegrocerybageither.Hewassurehewaswearingthemwhenheenteredthestore
3、.Heclearlyrememberedthrustingthemintothepocketofhiscoat.Theworriedmanmadeasecondthoroughsearchofallhispockets,againincludingthegrocerybag.Nowhewassuretheymusthavebeendroppedsomewhereinsidethestore.OldGeorgehadboughttheblackglovesata25%discount,forjust$35.00,tenyearsago.Theyweregenuinelambskin,so
4、ftandwarmandverydurable.Untilthen,hehadworncheaperman-madematerialthatneverlastedlongerthanthreeyears.Hisimpulsivedecisiontobuytheexpensiveglovesturnedouttobeagoodone,whichevenpromotedhissocialstatusonthebus,aspoorerpassengersstaredathimenviouslyforsixmonthsoutoftheyear.Hehadtakencarenottoletadr
5、opofwaterorraintouchhisexpensivegloves,sotheylookedlikenew.Losingthisfavouritepossessionwasalmostlikelosingachildtohim.Badluck,hethought,tolosehisexpensiveglovesonNewYear'sEve.George,calmontheoutsidebutfranticontheinside,re-enteredthestorewithlongsteps.Hefollowedthesameroutehehadwalkedbefore,sta
6、rtingatthebreadcounter,tothedairysection,theaislewheresaltandsugarwereplaced,thentherestofthestore.Theywereallopenaislesanditdidnottakelongtobeconvincedthatthegloveswerenotinsight.Aftercheckingtheforty-foot-longbreadsection,hequickenedhispacethroughthetwo-hundred-footaisleleadingtothedairyproduc
7、ts.Thereheeventurnedovereggboxestoseeifthegloveshadfalleninbetween.Severalminutesofanxioussearchingturnedouttobeinvain.Hisheartgrewheavierandhestartedtosweatasheenteredaislesix.Thesaltandsugarwerepackedinwhitebags,andanythin
