Goats Being Hired
<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="Goats">Goats</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="hired">hired</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="neighborhood">neighborhood</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="San">San</span> <span word="Diego">Diego</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="fires">fires</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="occurred">occurred</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Hillborough">Hillborough</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="destroyed">destroyed</span> <span word="thirty">thirty</span> <span word="homes">homes</span>, <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="rebuilt">rebuilt</span>. <span word="While">While</span> <span word="contractors">contractors</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="rebuilding">rebuilding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="homes">homes</span>, <span word="nature">nature</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="regrowing">regrowing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="grasses">grasses</span>, <span word="bushes">bushes</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="shrubs">shrubs</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="overgrown">overgrown</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="brush">brush</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="poses">poses</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="hazard">hazard</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="council">council</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="bids">bids</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remove">remove</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="brush">brush</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="lowest">lowest</span> <span word="bid">bid</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="was">was</span> $50,000. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="provided">provided</span> <span word="breakfast">breakfast</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lunch">lunch</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="crews">crews</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="overgrown">overgrown</span> <span word="area">area</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="countered">countered</span>, <span word="offering">offering</span> <span word="unlimited">unlimited</span> <span word="coffee">coffee</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="doughnut">doughnut</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="crew">crew</span> <span word="member">member</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="rejected">rejected</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="website">website</span>.</p><p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="sheepherder">sheepherder</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Montana">Montana</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="goatherder">goatherder</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="San">San</span> <span word="Bernardino">Bernardino</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="citys">citys</span> <span word="plight">plight</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="surfing">surfing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="web">web</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="laptops">laptops</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="offered">offered</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="for">for</span> $25,000. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="council">council</span> <span word="chose">chose</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="goatherder">goatherder</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="closer">closer</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="dump">dump</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="overflowing">overflowing</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="goatherder">goatherder</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="No">No</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>. <span word="My">My</span> <span word="goats">goats</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="dump">dump</span>. <span word="Except">Except</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="automobile">automobile</span> <span word="engines">engines</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>. <span word="So">So</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="another">another</span> $5,000, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="birds">birds</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="stone">stone</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="well">well</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="invite">invite</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="goatherder">goatherder</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="goatherder">goatherder</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="San">San</span> <span word="Diego">Diego</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="goats">goats</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dump">dump</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="hang">hang</span>-<span word="glider">glider</span> <span word="rides">rides</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="crash">crash</span>. <span word="My">My</span> <span word="goats">goats</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="miss">miss</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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