Selling Those Bunnies
<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="An">An</span> <span word="animal">animal</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Phoenix">Phoenix</span>, <span word="Arizona">Arizona</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="gathering">gathering</span> <span word="signatures">signatures</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="present">present</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="PetsRUs">PetsRUs</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nationwide">nationwide</span> <span word="store">store</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="sells">sells</span> <span word="pet">pet</span> <span word="accessories">accessories</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="pets">pets</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="dogs">dogs</span>, <span word="cats">cats</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="rabbits">rabbits</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="activist">activist</span> <span word="Barbara">Barbara</span> <span word="Walters">Walters</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="theyre">theyre</span> <span word="selling">selling</span> <span word="rabbits">rabbits</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="selling">selling</span> <span word="cats">cats</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dogs">dogs</span>.</p><p> <span word="She">She</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="rabbits">rabbits</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="shelters">shelters</span>, <span word="along">along</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="cats">cats</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dogs">dogs</span>. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rabbits">rabbits</span>, <span word="cats">cats</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dogs">dogs</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="shelter">shelter</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="advised">advised</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="addition">addition</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="warned">warned</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="rabbits">rabbits</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="terrible">terrible</span> <span word="pets">pets</span>: <span word="they">they</span> <span word="scratch">scratch</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="bite">bite</span>, <span word="theyre">theyre</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="friendly">friendly</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="petted">petted</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="multiply">multiply</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="well">well</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="rabbits">rabbits</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="theyre">theyre</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="maintenance">maintenance</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="sooner">sooner</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rabbit">rabbit</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="field">field</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="release">release</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="house">house</span>-<span word="reared">reared</span> <span word="rabbits">rabbits</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="die">die</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wild">wild</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="Finally">Finally</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="plenty">plenty</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="small">small</span>, <span word="independent">independent</span> <span word="pet">pet</span> <span word="shops">shops</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="rabbits">rabbits</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="theres">theres</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lack">lack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="places">places</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="so">so</span>-<span word="called">called</span> <span word="pets">pets</span>.</p><p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="spokesman">spokesman</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="trial">trial</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="PetsRUs">PetsRUs</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Phoenix">Phoenix</span> <span word="store">store</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="store">store</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="selling">selling</span> <span word="rabbits">rabbits</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="survey">survey</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="demand">demand</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="rabbits">rabbits</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="PetsRUs">PetsRUs</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="merely">merely</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="satisfy">satisfy</span> <span word="customer">customer</span> <span word="needs">needs</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="slow">slow</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trial">trial</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="end">end</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="Rabbits">Rabbits</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="cute">cute</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="bark">bark</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vegetables">vegetables</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="kids">kids</span> <span word="refuse">refuse</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="eat">eat</span>.</p>
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