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<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="Roland">Roland</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="carpenter">carpenter</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Virginia">Virginia</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Sheila">Sheila</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="kidstwo">kidstwo</span> <span word="boys">boys</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="baby">baby</span> <span word="Jessica">Jessica</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="baby">baby</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hospital">hospital</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="infections">infections</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="problems">problems</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="weak">weak</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sick">sick</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="doctors">doctors</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="confident">confident</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p> <span word="Taking">Taking</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Jessica">Jessica</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="expensive">expensive</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="deep">deep</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="debt">debt</span>. <span word="Roland">Roland</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="independent">independent</span> <span word="subcontractor">subcontractor</span>, <span word="had">had</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="insurance">insurance</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="deductibles">deductibles</span>.</p><p> <span word="Things">Things</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="bad">bad</span>. <span word="Roland">Roland</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="tunnel">tunnel</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ad">ad</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span>: <span word="Security">Security</span> <span word="guards">guards</span>/<span word="contract">contract</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span>. $100,000 <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="First">First</span> $80,000 <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="free">free</span>. $20,000 <span word="bonus">bonus</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="extending">extending</span> <span word="contract">contract</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="busy">busy</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="calling">calling</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="finally">finally</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="through">through</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="worried">worried</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="taken">taken</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="plenty">plenty</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="available">available</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="training">training</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Texas">Texas</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="fly">fly</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="assignment">assignment</span>.</p><p> <span word="Roland">Roland</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Sheila">Sheila</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="job">job</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="dangerous">dangerous</span>; <span word="he">he</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="injured">injured</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="killed">killed</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="good">good</span>. <span word="Plus">Plus</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="benefits">benefits</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="enable">enable</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="baby">baby</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="needed">needed</span>. <span word="Roland">Roland</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="survived">survived</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bonus">bonus</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p>
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