晨讀英語美文100篇六級(jí)Passing on Small Change

[ti:] [ar:] [al:] [by:] [00:03.31]Passage 16. Passing on Small Change [00:07.36]The pharmacist handed me my prescription,apologized for the wait, [00:12.50]and explained that his register had already closed. [00:15.45]He asked if I would mind using the register at the front of the store. [00:19.17]I told him not to worry and walked up front, [00:22.01]where one person was in line ahead of me, [00:24.64]a little girl no more than seven, with a bottle of medicine on the counter. [00:28.69]She clenched a little green and white striped coin purse closely to her chest. [00:34.05]The purse reminded me of the days when, as a child, [00:37.88]I played dress-up in my grandma’s closet. [00:40.18]I’d march around the house in oversized clothes, [00:43.46]drenched in costume jewelry and hats and scarves, [00:46.96]talking “grownup talk” to anyone who would listen. [00:49.59]I remembered the thrill one day when I gave a pretend dollar to someone, [00:54.08]and he handed back some real coins for me to put into my special purse. [00:58.34]“Keep the change!”he told me with a wink. [01:00.42]Now the clerk rang up the little girl’s medicine, [01:03.71]while she shakily pulled out a coupon, a dollar bill and some coins. [01:08.18]I watched her blush as she tried to count her money, [01:11.14]and I could see right away that she was about a dollar short. [01:14.86]With a quick wink to the clerk, [01:17.05]I slipped a dollar bill onto the counter and signaled the clerk to ring up the sale. [01:21.42]The child scooped her uncounted change into her coin purse, [01:25.15]grabbed her package and scurried out the door. [01:27.55]As I headed to my car, I felt a tug on my shirt. [01:31.27]There was the girl, looking up at me with her big brown eyes. [01:35.32]She gave me a grin, wrapped her arms around my legs for a long moment [01:39.26]then stretched out her little hand. [01:41.01]It was full of coins.“Thank you,” She whispered. [01:43.31]“That’s okay,” I answered. [01:45.17]I flashed her a smile and winked,“Keep the change!”

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