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It had been another hot spring day. By ten oclock in the evening, it had only cooled down to 87 degrees, according to Larrys thermometer in the living room. He rarely looked at his thermometer because he usually didnt care what the exact temperature was.
Larry had two table fans in his bedroom. Because of the high temperatures, the last three evenings had been two-fan nights. He used his air-conditioner only occasionally. During one month the previous summer, he had used the air-conditioner 10 days consecutively, day and night. His electric bill that July, normally about $30, was $77.
But Larry figured that, once in a while, using the AC wouldnt kill him. So that evening at 11:30, just before he went to bed, he turned on the AC. He set the thermostat to 72 degrees. He woke up four hours later when he heard a big bang, which sounded like two cars had run into each other on the street outside. But it wasnt two cars. It was the AC capacitor on the roof; it had just blown up. Larrys air-conditioner was officially dead.
Two circuit breakers had switched off, so he switched them back on. Larry had already suspected that there was something wrong with his air-conditioner. He called Jack, the repairman, but Jack didnt show up until four days later because he was so busy repairing all the other air-conditioners in the neighborhood.
When Jack finally came, he climbed up on the roof. Larry heard a lot of banging. Twenty minutes later Jack told Larry, You need a new air-conditioner. Yours is the original model that came with this apartment building. All the other original AC units have been replaced. Yours lasted longest, but now its kicked the bucket. Im going to call your landlady to see if she will approve a new AC unit for you. Its going to cost $1200 parts and labor.
Wow, said Larry.
Jack said that if everything went as planned, hed install a new unit Monday morning. Until then, he said with a smile, stay cool.
Larry said, No problem, but he wondered if he should drive to the thrift store to look for a third fan for his bedroom.
四级高分作文的高使用率句式总结(2)
英语四级考试写作范文的推荐:网络
英语四级的考试写作范文推荐:致辞
四级写作常用的句式:表示对比
英语四级的考试写作范文推荐:邀请信
英语四级的考试写作范文推荐:就业
英语四级的考试写作备考-写作要求
四级考试作文的预测:第18篇
四级高分作文的高使用率句式总结(10)
四级考试作文的预测:第19篇
英语四级的考试写作范文推荐:留学
四级写作的常用句式:主语从句结构
英语四级考试的写作范文推荐:求学信
英语四级考试写作范文的推荐:考试
四级考试作文的预测:第29篇
英语四级考试的写作范文推荐:老师
冲刺四级写作的高分:经典句型(4)
四级考试作文的预测:第6篇
四级写作的常用句式:采取措施
四级考试作文的预测:第23篇
四级写作的常用句式:表示举例
四级考试作文的预测:第24篇
四级写作的常用句式:表示重要性
四级考试作文的预测:第20篇
英语四级的考试写作范文推荐:告示
四级考试作文的预测:第30篇
英语四级考试的写作常用词替换(4)
冲刺四级写作的高分:经典句型(1)
四级考试作文的预测:第27篇
四级考试作文的预测:第21篇
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