The Dead Pedestrian
<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="She">She</span> <span word="was">was</span> 31 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="old">old</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="seamstress">seamstress</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="children">children</span>. <span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="husband">husband</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mechanic">mechanic</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sunny">sunny</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>, <span word="Vicky">Vicky</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="walking">walking</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span>. <span word="While">While</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crosswalk">crosswalk</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Wilshire">Wilshire</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Hamilton">Hamilton</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="Koreatown">Koreatown</span>, <span word="Vicky">Vicky</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="yellow">yellow</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="bus">bus</span>. <span word="An">An</span> <span word="eyewitness">eyewitness</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="driver">driver</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="laughing">laughing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="cell">cell</span> <span word="phone">phone</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="bus">bus</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="empty">empty</span>. <span word="Instead">Instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="stopping">stopping</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="driver">driver</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="driving">driving</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="happened">happened</span>.</p><p> <span word="How">How</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="drive">drive</span> <span word="away">away</span>? <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="witness">witness</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="ran">ran</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="woman">woman</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="quiet">quiet</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="still">still</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="blood">blood</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="nose">nose</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="unconscious">unconscious</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="paramedics">paramedics</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span>; <span word="they">they</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="revive">revive</span> <span word="her">her</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="covered">covered</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sheet">sheet</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="instantly">instantly</span>.</p><p> <span word="Police">Police</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="notify">notify</span> <span word="Vickys">Vickys</span> <span word="husband">husband</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Vicky">Vicky</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> 16. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="dead">dead</span>; <span word="Vickys">Vickys</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="country">country</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="friend">friend</span>. <span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="tenth">tenth</span> <span word="anniversary">anniversary</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="away">away</span>. <span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="finished">finished</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="dealing">dealing</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="grief">grief</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="somehow">somehow</span> <span word="present">present</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="terrible">terrible</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="children">children</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bus">bus</span> <span word="parked">parked</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="blocks">blocks</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="accident">accident</span> <span word="scene">scene</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="driver">driver</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="gone">gone</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="transporting">transporting</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="Earth">Earth</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="festival">festival</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Koreatown">Koreatown</span>. <span word="About">About</span> 30,000 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="attend">attend</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="event">event</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="spokesman">spokesman</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="driver">driver</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="charged">charged</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="murder">murder</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="charge">charge</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="destroying">destroying</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="family">family</span>, <span word="wed">wed</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="too">too</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spokesman">spokesman</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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