Honk if You#039;re in a Hurry
<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="Mark">Mark</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="cursing">cursing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="driver">driver</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="creeping">creeping</span> <span word="along">along</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="golf">golf</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="Barney">Barney</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="lane">lane</span> <span word="road">road</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="golf">golf</span> <span word="course">course</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="road">road</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="uphill">uphill</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="blocks">blocks</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="busy">busy</span> <span word="residential">residential</span> <span word="neighborhood">neighborhood</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="four">four</span>-<span word="way">way</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="block">block</span>.</p><p> <span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="sign">sign</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="right">right</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="again">again</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="proceeded">proceeded</span> <span word="slowly">slowly</span> <span word="forward">forward</span>.</p><p> <span word="Mark">Mark</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="pulling">pulling</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="hair">hair</span> <span word="out">out</span>. <span word="Never">Never</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hurry">hurry</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="LA">LA</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="muttered">muttered</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="himself">himself</span>. <span word="Mark">Mark</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="pass">pass</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="oncoming">oncoming</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="sign">sign</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="right">right</span>.</p><p> <span word="At">At</span> <span word="last">last</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="him">him</span>. <span word="Mark">Mark</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pedal">pedal</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="metal">metal</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="rounded">rounded</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="curve">curve</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span> <span word="brake">brake</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cement">cement</span> <span word="truck">truck</span> <span word="crawling">crawling</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hill">hill</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="about">about</span> 5 <span word="mph">mph</span>. <span word="Mark">Mark</span> <span word="couldnt">couldnt</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="tee">tee</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="was">was</span> 11:45 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> 11:39. <span word="Mark">Mark</span> <span word="ignored">ignored</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="solid">solid</span> <span word="yellow">yellow</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="truck">truck</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> 11:40 <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="parking">parking</span> <span word="lot">lot</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="walked">walked</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="clubhouse">clubhouse</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="Mel">Mel</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="assistant">assistant</span> <span word="pro">pro</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span>.</p><p> <span word="Mel">Mel</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="Were">Were</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="about">about</span> 10 <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="behind">behind</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="youre">youre</span> <span word="okay">okay</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="Barney">Barney</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="called">called</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fatal">fatal</span> <span word="accident">accident</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="freeway">freeway</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="highway">highway</span> <span word="patrol">patrol</span> <span word="closed">closed</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="freeway">freeway</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="him">him</span>; <span word="hes">hes</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="home">home</span>.</p>
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