英文短篇故事（纽约）189 An Umbrella for Only $7

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 　　He put his mini-umbrella into a trash¹ can. Two other umbrellas were in the trash can. His umbrella had² lasted two years. That was³ pretty good. New York City weather can destroy⁴ umbrellas quickly. He went to JC Penney to buy a new umbrella. Mini-umbrellas originally⁵ $25 were on sale⁶ for $17. He bought one. The next day, he saw⁷ the same umbrella on sale at K-Mart for $13. He thought⁸ about buying the K-Mart umbrella, but he didn't. He went back to JC Penney a week later⁹. Workers were handing out $10 Christmas coupons¹⁰. The coupons would¹¹ save¹² customers¹³ $10 off¹⁴ items¹⁵ that cost¹⁶ $10 or more. Using two coupons, he bought two $17 umbrellas for only $14 total¹⁷. Later, he returned¹⁸ the first $17 umbrella he had bought. He was proud¹⁹ of himself²⁰. He had bought TWO umbrellas for less²¹ than the price²² of the first umbrella.