The Robbery at the Mall(1)
《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="Cliff">Cliff</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phone">phone</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="couldnt">couldnt</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="it">it</span>! <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="broad">broad</span> <span word="daylight">daylight</span>! <span word="These">These</span> <span word="criminals">criminals</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="conscience">conscience</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="morals">morals</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="beat">beat</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rob">rob</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="people">people</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="kidnap">kidnap</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rape">rape</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="women">women</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="safe">safe</span> <span word="anytime">anytime</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="anywhere">anywhere</span>. <span word="Cliffs">Cliffs</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="punched">punched</span>, <span word="kicked">kicked</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="robbed">robbed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="warm">warm</span>, <span word="sunny">sunny</span> <span word="day">day</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="eye">eye</span>, <span word="sore">sore</span> <span word="ribs">ribs</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="abrasions">abrasions</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="elbow">elbow</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="knocked">knocked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pavement">pavement</span>.</p><p><span word="Janelle">Janelle</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="gone">gone</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Santa">Santa</span> <span word="Anita">Anita</span> <span word="mall">mall</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="pair">pair</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="shoes">shoes</span>. <span word="JC">JC</span> <span word="Penney">Penney</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sale">sale</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="usual">usual</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="parking">parking</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="crowded">crowded</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="nearest">nearest</span> <span word="parking">parking</span> <span word="spot">spot</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> 100 <span word="yards">yards</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="malls">malls</span> <span word="north">north</span> <span word="entrance">entrance</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="walking">walking</span> <span word="south">south</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="JC">JC</span> <span word="Penney">Penney</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="malls">malls</span> <span word="northernmost">northernmost</span> <span word="anchor">anchor</span> <span word="store">store</span>.</p><p><span word="She">She</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="walked">walked</span> <span word="about">about</span> 20 <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="her">her</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="around">around</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="hooded">hooded</span> <span word="figure">figure</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="passenger">passenger</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="Mustang">Mustang</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="walked">walked</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="her">her</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="clutched">clutched</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="purse">purse</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="punched">punched</span> <span word="her">her</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pavement">pavement</span>, <span word="stunned">stunned</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="grabbed">grabbed</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="purse">purse</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="tight">tight</span>, <span word="until">until</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="kicked">kicked</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="side">side</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="screamed">screamed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="pain">pain</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="purse">purse</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="yelled">yelled</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Mustang">Mustang</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="laughter">laughter</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="drove">drove</span> <span word="off">off</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="minute">minute</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="another">another</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="pulled">pulled</span> <span word="up">up</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="Janelle">Janelle</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span>. <span word="Janelle">Janelle</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="crying">crying</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="police">police</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="Janelle">Janelle</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="feet">feet</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span> <span word="about">about</span> 10 <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="later">later</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="officer">officer</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ambulance">ambulance</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="Janelle">Janelle</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="forget">forget</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="Los">Los</span> <span word="Angeles">Angeles</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="hospitals">hospitals</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="overcrowded">overcrowded</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="emergency">emergency</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="patients">patients</span>. <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ambulance">ambulance</span> <span word="managed">managed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hospital">hospital</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="wasnt">wasnt</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="overcrowded">overcrowded</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wait">wait</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="emergency">emergency</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="doctor">doctor</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="treat">treat</span> <span word="her">her</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="treat">treat</span> <span word="myself">myself</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="then">then</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="maybe">maybe</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="completely">completely</span> <span word="healed">healed</span>, <span word="Janelle">Janelle</span> <span word="thought">thought</span>.</p>
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