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英语小故事:Pete's Sharp Knife
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  • Pete was in his kitchen. He was about to slice three green apples. He liked to eat fresh apples with cinnamon sprinkled on them. He opened the blinds so that he could get more sunlight into the kitchen. Now he could see what he was doing.

    He grabbed a knife out of a drawer. It said "Surgical1 Stainless2 USA" on the side of the blade. The blade was very thin and light. It had teeth, like a saw. The handle was a brown piece of cheap hollow plastic.

    He had bought this knife about 20 years ago at a county fair. It was one of those knives that were advertised on TV. It could cut through a tomato can, and then cut easily and cleanly through a fresh tomato.

    "You never need to sharpen it. The sharp edge is guaranteed for life." That’s how they advertised it. And Pete, for once, couldn’t argue that the advertisers lied. This was a great knife.

    But it was also a dangerous knife. A couple of years ago, Pete was careless. He was rapidly slicing a potato and the blade got his finger. The doctor put three stitches in Pete’s finger.

    "Next time, be more careful," the doctor said.

    No kidding, Pete thought. He was so careful that he didn’t use the knife for almost a year.

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    1 surgical [ˈsɜ:dʒɪkl] 0hXzV3   第9级
    adj.外科的,外科医生的,手术上的
    参考例句:
    • He performs the surgical operations at the Red Cross Hospital. 他在红十字会医院做外科手术。
    • All surgical instruments must be sterilised before use. 所有的外科手术器械在使用之前,必须消毒。
    2 stainless ['steɪnlɪs] kuSwr   第8级
    adj.无瑕疵的,不锈的
    参考例句:
    • I have a set of stainless knives and forks. 我有一套不锈钢刀叉。
    • Before the recent political scandal, her reputation had been stainless. 在最近的政治丑闻之前,她的名声是无懈可击的。

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