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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="On">On</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Tehran">Tehran</span>, <span word="Courtney">Courtney</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="Embassy">Embassy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="there">there</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="assistant">assistant</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deputy">deputy</span> <span word="ambassador">ambassador</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="investigation">investigation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="professionals">professionals</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="politely">politely</span> <span word="refused">refused</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="professionals">professionals</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="discovered">discovered</span> <span word="absolutely">absolutely</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="interfere">interfere</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="danger">danger</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="gladly">gladly</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="husband">husband</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span>. <span word="Go">Go</span> <span word="home">home</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="ordered">ordered</span>. <span word="Frustrated">Frustrated</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="walked">walked</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="embassy">embassy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sat">sat</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="steps">steps</span> <span word="outside">outside</span>. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="hands">hands</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="wondered">wondered</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span>.</p><p> <span word="Minutes">Minutes</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="dressed">dressed</span> <span word="Iranian">Iranian</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="walked">walked</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="asked">asked</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fluent">fluent</span> <span word="English">English</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="assistance">assistance</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="offered">offered</span> <span word="Courtney">Courtney</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="handkerchief">handkerchief</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="sat">sat</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="her">her</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="kind">kind</span>, <span word="caring">caring</span> <span word="face">face</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="month">month</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="explained">explained</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="man">man</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="frowned">frowned</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="cigarette">cigarette</span> <span word="smugglers">smugglers</span> <span word="tolerated">tolerated</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="way">way</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="knew">knew</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="card">card</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="hotel">hotel</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="in">in</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="contact">contact</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hotel">hotel</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="day">day</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="squeezed">squeezed</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="goodbye">goodbye</span>.</p>
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