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1. I had The worst thing happen to me this morning! 1. ¡Esta mañana me ha pasado lo peor! I was running to catch the bus, and I was talking on my cell phone at the same time. Corría para coger el autobús y al mismo tiempo hablaba por el móvil. Anyway, it was raining hard, and just as I got to the bus stop, I dropped my phone in a gigantic puddle! De todos modos, llovía a cántaros y, justo al llegar a la parada del autobús, ¡se me cayó el móvil en un charco gigantesco! Some nice man helped me find it. Un buen hombre me ayudó a encontrarlo. It was completely soaked. Estaba completamente empapado. The man told me to take The battery out and let all the parts dry out during the day. El hombre me dijo que sacara la batería y dejara que todas las piezas se secaran durante el día. It sounded like a good idea, so I tried it. Me pareció una buena idea, así que lo intenté. I put the battery back this afternoon and tried to make a call, but it doesn't work at all. Esta tarde he vuelto a poner la batería y he intentado hacer una llamada, pero no funciona en absoluto. Now I'll have TO go to the phone store and get a new one. Ahora tendré que ir a la tienda de teléfonos a comprar uno nuevo.

2. I had quite a mishap last night. Anoche tuve un percance. I got home from my office really late—about 11 p.m, I reached in my pocket for my keys. Llegué muy tarde de la oficina, sobre las once de la noche, y busqué las llaves en el bolsillo. My phone was there, but no keys! Mi teléfono estaba allí, ¡pero no las llaves! I was locked out of my apartment. Me quedé fuera de mi apartamento. Then I remembered that I left my keys on the checkout counter at the grocery store at lunchtime! Entonces recordé que me había dejado las llaves en la caja del supermercado a la hora de comer. But it was too late to go back there. Pero ya era demasiado tarde para volver allí. My apartment manager has an emergency number, but she charges a fee if you get locked out at night. El administrador de mi apartamento tiene un número de emergencia, pero cobra una tarifa si te quedas fuera por la noche. I decided to call anyway. Decidí llamar de todos modos. She came over and let me in. Se acercó y me dejó entrar. She was pretty nice about it. Fue muy amable al respecto. but as soon as I get my key back. pero tan pronto como recupere mi llave. I'm going to make a copy and give it to a neighbor. Voy a hacer una copia y regalársela a un vecino.

3. I had a little problem this morning. 3. Esta mañana he tenido un pequeño problema. I was in my boss's office. Estaba en el despacho de mi jefe. As I was heading back to my own office, I accidentally knocked some things off her desk onto the floor. Cuando volvía a mi despacho, tiré accidentalmente algunas cosas de su mesa al suelo. I was horrified! ¡Estaba horrorizado! She had a picture of her kids on her desk. Tenía una foto de sus hijos en su escritorio. I was afraid that I broke it. Temía haberlo roto. Actually, the picture was fine, but I knocked her coffee cup over. En realidad, la foto estaba bien, pero derribé su taza de café. There was coffee on her rug. Había café en su alfombra. She said not to worry about it. Me dijo que no me preocupara. She was going to call someone to clean the rug at the end of the day. Iba a llamar a alguien para que limpiara la alfombra al final del día. But I ran into the kitchen and got some plain soda. Pero corrí a la cocina y cogí un poco de refresco. It worked perfectly! Funcionó a la perfección. The stain is completely gone! La mancha ha desaparecido por completo. Now my boss doesn't have to call a rug cleaner. Ahora mi jefe no tiene que llamar a un limpiador de alfombras.

4. I got some ink on my new shirt at work yesterday. 4. Ayer me manché la camisa nueva en el trabajo. At first, I thought it was just some food I spilled at lunchtime, but then I realized it was ink from a leaky pen.I just bought that shirt last week. Anyway, I called my friend, Lisa. She told me to put some plain soda on it, and then wash it in cold water. I thought I should take it to the drycleaner. but she said this would work. It sounded like a cheaper solution, too. So I poured some soda on it and threw it in the washing machine. When I took it out, the stain was still there. In fact, it looked worse! Now I'm going to have to buy a new shirt!