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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="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Thanksgiving">Thanksgiving</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Santa">Santa</span> <span word="Ana">Ana</span> <span word="winds">winds</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="returned">returned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Los">Los</span> <span word="Angeles">Angeles</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="weekend">weekend</span>. <span word="Fire">Fire</span> <span word="crews">crews</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="alert">alert</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="county">county</span>, <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="fires">fires</span>. <span word="Just">Just</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span>, 20 <span word="fires">fires</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="occurred">occurred</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="California">California</span> <span word="counties">counties</span>. <span word="Almost">Almost</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="arson">arson</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="carelessness">carelessness</span>. <span word="Officials">Officials</span> <span word="hoped">hoped</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="weekend">weekend</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="uneventful">uneventful</span>.</p><p> <span word="Near">Near</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="road">road</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="Coral">Coral</span> <span word="Canyon">Canyon</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="miles">miles</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pacific">Pacific</span> <span word="Ocean">Ocean</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Malibu">Malibu</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="park">park</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="park">park</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="weekend">weekend</span> <span word="gathering">gathering</span> <span word="place">place</span>. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="hours">hours</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Coral">Coral</span> <span word="Canyon">Canyon</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="outsiders">outsiders</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="park">park</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> , <span word="fires">fires</span> , <span word="or">or</span> <span word="littering">littering</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="constant">constant</span> <span word="lack">lack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="funds">funds</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="park">park</span> <span word="rangers">rangers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="available">available</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="enforce">enforce</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="regulations">regulations</span>.</p><p> <span word="Early">Early</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>, <span word="Jimi">Jimi</span> <span word="Hendrix">Hendrix</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="resident">resident</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Coral">Coral</span> <span word="Canyon">Canyon</span>, <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="loud">loud</span> <span word="rock">rock</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="drove">drove</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="park">park</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="followed">followed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="vehicle">vehicle</span>, <span word="also">also</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="loudly">loudly</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="crying">crying</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="loud">loud</span>, <span word="Jimi">Jimi</span> <span word="muttered">muttered</span>, <span word="its">its</span> 3:00 <span word="a">a</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="Do">Do</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="a">a</span>-<span word="holes">holes</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="consideration">consideration</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="others">others</span>? <span word="He">He</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sleep">sleep</span>. <span word="Ten">Ten</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="Bill">Bill</span> <span word="Gahr">Gahr</span> <span word="called">called</span>.</p><p> </p>
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