US Border Patrol
<p> 《365个英语小故事》:实用简洁的小故事，都是日常生活小故事，在学习英语的同时了解美国文化，循序渐进，轻松掌握。</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="Border">Border</span> <span word="Patrol">Patrol</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="encountering">encountering</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="drug">drug</span> <span word="dealers">dealers</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dealer">dealer</span> <span word="ran">ran</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="border">border</span> <span word="patrol">patrol</span> <span word="agent">agent</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="agent">agent</span>, <span word="standing">standing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="lane">lane</span> <span word="road">road</span>, <span word="had">had</span> <span word="motioned">motioned</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dealers">dealers</span> <span word="vehicle">vehicle</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stop">stop</span>. <span word="Instead">Instead</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dealer">dealer</span> <span word="ran">ran</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="agent">agent</span>, <span word="killing">killing</span> <span word="him">him</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="drove">drove</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="border">border</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="caught">caught</span> <span word="yet">yet</span>. <span word="Such">Such</span> <span word="incidents">incidents</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rise">rise</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="agent">agent</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="dealers">dealers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="braver">braver</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="rarely">rarely</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="caught">caught</span>. <span word="Any">Any</span> <span word="agent">agent</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="tries">tries</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="deserves">deserves</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="die">die</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="convicted">convicted</span> <span word="drug">drug</span> <span word="dealer">dealer</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="dealers">dealers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="devising">devising</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="tricks">tricks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="drugs">drugs</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="dangerous">dangerous</span> <span word="fires">fires</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="border">border</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="distract">distract</span> <span word="agents">agents</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="shoot">shoot</span> <span word="cattle">cattle</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="border">border</span> <span word="ranches">ranches</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="ranchers">ranchers</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="agents">agents</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="suspicious">suspicious</span> <span word="activity">activity</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="dynamite">dynamite</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="blow">blow</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="bridges">bridges</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="agents">agents</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="follow">follow</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="dig">dig</span> <span word="tunnels">tunnels</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="connect">connect</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="buildings">buildings</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="soil">soil</span>.</p><p> <span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="newest">newest</span> <span word="trick">trick</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="behead">behead</span> <span word="agents">agents</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="ride">ride</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="ATVs">ATVs</span> . <span word="When">When</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="agent">agent</span> <span word="drives">drives</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="concealed">concealed</span> <span word="trap">trap</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="activates">activates</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="clothes">clothes</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="wire">wire</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="wire">wire</span> <span word="stretches">stretches</span> <span word="tightly">tightly</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="agents">agents</span> <span word="path">path</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="neck">neck</span> <span word="level">level</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="slice">slice</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="neck">neck</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Homeland">Homeland</span> <span word="Security">Security</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="issued">issued</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="protective">protective</span> <span word="device">device</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="ATV">ATV</span> <span word="riders">riders</span>--<span word="a">a</span> <span word="plastic">plastic</span> <span word="neck">neck</span> <span word="guard">guard</span>. <span word="Using">Using</span> <span word="computer">computer</span> <span word="simulation">simulation</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="department">department</span> <span word="determined">determined</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="neck">neck</span> <span word="guard">guard</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="prevent">prevent</span> <span word="beheading">beheading</span>; <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="critical">critical</span> <span word="injuriesincluding">injuriesincluding</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="broken">broken</span> <span word="neckare">neckare</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="possible">possible</span>.</p>
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