Body in a Barrel (2)
<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="Russell">Russell</span> <span word="closed">closed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tailgate">tailgate</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pickup">pickup</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="drove">drove</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dock">dock</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cold">cold</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="raining">raining</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="transferred">transferred</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="barrel">barrel</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Russells">Russells</span> 25-<span word="foot">foot</span> <span word="fishing">fishing</span> <span word="boat">boat</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="boat">boat</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="named">named</span> <span word="Staci">Staci</span>, <span word="although">although</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="named">named</span> <span word="Kathy">Kathy</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="Beverly">Beverly</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Russells">Russells</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="wives">wives</span>. <span word="Russell">Russell</span> <span word="steered">steered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boat">boat</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gulf">gulf</span>. <span word="An">An</span> <span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="slipping">slipping</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="grunting">grunting</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lifting">lifting</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="managed">managed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dump">dump</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="barrel">barrel</span> <span word="overboard">overboard</span>. <span word="George">George</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Russell">Russell</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="job">job</span>. <span word="Russell">Russell</span> <span word="chuckled">chuckled</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>.</p><p> <span word="Russell">Russell</span> <span word="stopped">stopped</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="supermarket">supermarket</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="home">home</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cold">cold</span> <span word="Bud">Bud</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bed">bed</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pickup">pickup</span>. <span word="Russell">Russell</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pulled">pulled</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="cans">cans</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="drank">drank</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="warmth">warmth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cab">cab</span>.</p><p> <span word="George">George</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Staci">Staci</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="borrow">borrow</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="her">her</span>. <span word="Russell">Russell</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Staci">Staci</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="gone">gone</span>.</p><p> <span word="What">What</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>, <span word="gone">gone</span>? <span word="George">George</span> <span word="asked">asked</span>. <span word="Russell">Russell</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Staci">Staci</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="man">man</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>. <span word="George">George</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="odd">odd</span>; <span word="but">but</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="Russell">Russell</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="policeman">policeman</span>, <span word="George">George</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="him">him</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="Russell">Russell</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="borrow">borrow</span> $300 <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="weekend">weekend</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Las">Las</span> <span word="Vegas">Vegas</span>. <span word="Russell">Russell</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>.</p>
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