简单慢速英语阅读：Ring! Ring!

　　Neal's front yard was full of leaves. He went outside and raked¹ the leaves. His cell phone rang. He answered it. Then he continued raking². He raked the leaves into three plastic bags. The recycling truck came by an hour later. The driver threw the bags into the truck. Neal wanted to call his wife. He couldn't find his cell phone. He searched his house. He searched his front yard. Was his phone in one of the plastic bags? He called the recycling center. It was still open. He drove there with his teenage daughter. A 20-foot high pile of leaves was at the center. His daughter used her cell phone to call his phone. At first he heard nothing. She kept calling. He kept digging through the pile. About 15 minutes later, he heard his phone ringing! He dug it out. "Don't tell your mom about this," Neal said.

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搜索( rake的过去式和过去分词 )； 以耙子耙平（泥土等）； 用耙子把…耙在一起； （翻阅旧记录、文件等以）搜寻事实等

参考例句：

• The leaves had been raked into a pile. 树叶已经用耙子拢成了一堆。
• Litter in the hen coop beds down if it is not raked. 鸡笼里的稻草如不清除会形成硬层。

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参考例句：

• He is raking around in the library for some reference books. 他正在图书馆里找参考书。
• How would you like to spend your Sundays raking up dead leaves? 你难道会愿意在园里耙枯叶子来消磨你的星期天？