简单英语阅读材料-Peanuts and Ham

“Do you have salted peanuts?” Joe asked. “Yes, we do,” said the store manager. “They’re at the end of aisle¹ 4. They’re next to the potato chips. You can’t miss them.” Joe thanked the manager. He pushed his shopping cart down aisle 4. He saw some jars of pickles². Pickles would taste good with a ham sandwich. He put a jar in his shopping cart. He continued down the aisle. He saw packages of bread. He needed bread to make a ham sandwich. He put a loaf of bread in his cart. He got to the end of the aisle. He saw the bags of roasted peanuts. The peanuts were in their shells. Unsalted peanuts were in the bags with the blue label. Salted peanuts were in the bags with the red label. All the bags were the same price. He put a bag of salted peanuts in his cart. Salted peanuts are not as healthy as unsalted peanuts. But salted peanuts taste a lot better. He went to aisle 5. That was the aisle with sliced ham. He put a package of sliced ham into his cart. He went up front to the cashier³. He gave the cashier $20 and got his change. He couldn’t wait to get home. He was hungry for peanuts, pickles, and a ham sandwich.