Take Me Out to the Ball Game
<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="Ralph">Ralph</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Ilene">Ilene</span> <span word="hadnt">hadnt</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="baseball">baseball</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="only">only</span> 15 <span word="miles">miles</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stadium">stadium</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="those">those</span> 15 <span word="miles">miles</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="like">like</span> 60 <span word="miles">miles</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stadium">stadium</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="over">over</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="parking">parking</span> <span word="lot">lot</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="drive">drive</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="hour">hour</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="traveling">traveling</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="itself">itself</span>.</p><p> <span word="Honey">Honey</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Giants">Giants</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="town">town</span>, <span word="Ilene">Ilene</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="Barry">Barry</span> <span word="Bonds">Bonds</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="run">run</span>. <span word="Can">Can</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span>? <span word="We">We</span> <span word="havent">havent</span> <span word="gone">gone</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="time">time</span>.</p><p> <span word="Youre">Youre</span> <span word="right">right</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="while">while</span>. <span word="OK">OK</span>, <span word="Ill">Ill</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="mind">mind</span> <span word="driving">driving</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Ralph">Ralph</span>.</p><p> <span word="Great">Great</span>! <span word="Lets">Lets</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="ready">ready</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="enough">enough</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="autograph">autograph</span>. <span word="Maybe">Maybe</span> <span word="hell">hell</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="foul">foul</span> <span word="ball">ball</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="catch">catch</span>. <span word="Ilene">Ilene</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="excited">excited</span>. <span word="We">We</span>!? <span word="Ralph">Ralph</span> <span word="thought">thought</span>.</p><p> <span word="An">An</span> <span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="car">car</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Pasadena">Pasadena</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="church">church</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="south">south</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Orange">Orange</span> <span word="Grove">Grove</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="south">south</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> 110 <span word="freeway">freeway</span>. <span word="The">The</span> 110 <span word="is">is</span> <span word="Californias">Californias</span> <span word="original">original</span> <span word="freeway">freeway</span>, <span word="full">full</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="twists">twists</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="turns">turns</span>. <span word="Accidents">Accidents</span> <span word="occur">occur</span> <span word="daily">daily</span>; <span word="California">California</span> <span word="drivers">drivers</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="yellow">yellow</span> <span word="lights">lights</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sharp">sharp</span> <span word="curves">curves</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="thingspeed">thingspeed</span> <span word="up">up</span>!</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="lighter">lighter</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="expected">expected</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stadium">stadium</span> 40 <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="the">the</span> $8 <span word="parking">parking</span> <span word="fee">fee</span>, <span word="parked">parked</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="locked">locked</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="car">car</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="walked">walked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="entrance">entrance</span>.</p>
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