英语美文 My Miraculous Family 生命的奇迹
<p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="myself">myself</span> <span word="unique">unique</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="constantly">constantly</span> <span word="telling">telling</span> <span word="me">me</span>, "<span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="miracle">miracle</span>." <span word="To">To</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ordinary">ordinary</span> "<span word="guy">guy</span>" <span word="with">with</span> <span word="realistic">realistic</span> <span word="goals">goals</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="dreams">dreams</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> 19-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Texas">Texas</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="fulfilling">fulfilling</span> <span word="my">my</span> "<span word="big">big</span> <span word="dream">dream</span>" <span word="of">of</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="an">an</span> 1)<span word="orthopedic">orthopedic</span> <span word="surgeon">surgeon</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="February">February</span> 17, 1981 <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="studying">studying</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="an">an</span> 2)<span word="Organic">Organic</span> <span word="Chemistry">Chemistry</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="library">library</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Sharon">Sharon</span>, <span word="my">my</span> <span word="girlfriend">girlfriend</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="Sharon">Sharon</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="drive">drive</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="dormitory">dormitory</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="late">late</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="car">car</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="realizing">realizing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="again">again</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="noticed">noticed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> 3)<span word="gauge">gauge</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="registered">registered</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="empty">empty</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="pulled">pulled</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nearby">nearby</span> <span word="convenience">convenience</span> <span word="store">store</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> $2.00 <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="gas">gas</span>. "<span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span>," <span word="I">I</span> <span word="yelled">yelled</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Sharon">Sharon</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="closed">closed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="door">door</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="instead">instead</span>, <span word="those">those</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="forever">forever</span>.</p><p><span word="Entering">Entering</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="convenience">convenience</span> <span word="store">store</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="entering">entering</span> <span word="the">the</span> 4)<span word="twilight">twilight</span> <span word="zone">zone</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="healthy">healthy</span>, <span word="athletic">athletic</span>, <span word="pre">pre</span>-<span word="med">med</span> <span word="student">student</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="inside">inside</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="statistic">statistic</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="violent">violent</span> <span word="crime">crime</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="entering">entering</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="empty">empty</span> <span word="store">store</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="suddenly">suddenly</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="realized">realized</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="empty">empty</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span>. <span word="Three">Three</span> <span word="robbers">robbers</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="committing">committing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="robbery">robbery</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="entrance">entrance</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="store">store</span> <span word="caught">caught</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="surprise">surprise</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="criminals">criminals</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span> 5)<span word="shoved">shoved</span> <span word="a">a</span> .38 6)<span word="caliber">caliber</span> <span word="handgun">handgun</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="head">head</span>, <span word="ordered">ordered</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cooler">cooler</span>, <span word="pushed">pushed</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="floor">floor</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pumped">pumped</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bullet">bullet</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="head">head</span> - <span word="execution">execution</span> <span word="style">style</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="obviously">obviously</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="shoot">shoot</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="again">again</span>. <span word="The">The</span> 7) <span word="trio">trio</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thieves">thieves</span> <span word="finished">finished</span> <span word="robbing">robbing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="store">store</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="calmly">calmly</span>.</p>
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