“Semper Buy”
<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="Semper">Semper</span> <span word="Fi">Fi</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="Always">Always</span> <span word="Faithful">Faithful</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="motto">motto</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Marine">Marine</span> <span word="Corps">Corps</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="segment">segment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="Navy">Navy</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Marines">Marines</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="whatever">whatever</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="tells">tells</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Marines">Marines</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="grateful">grateful</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="is">is</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="marine">marine</span>, <span word="James">James</span> <span word="Reid">Reid</span>, <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="applied">applied</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Purple">Purple</span> <span word="Heart">Heart</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wound">wound</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="serving">serving</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Korean">Korean</span> <span word="War">War</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 50 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="problems">problems</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Navy">Navy</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="Purple">Purple</span> <span word="Hearts">Hearts</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="Reid">Reid</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="one">one</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="supply">supply</span> <span word="store">store</span>. <span word="Theyre">Theyre</span> <span word="only">only</span> $42, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Arthur">Arthur</span> <span word="Chertoff">Chertoff</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="buying">buying</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="car">car</span>.</p><p> <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="the">the</span> 75-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="Reid">Reid</span> <span word="subsists">subsists</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="pension">pension</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="barely">barely</span> <span word="covers">covers</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="rent">rent</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="daughter">daughter</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="son">son</span> <span word="send">send</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="food">food</span>, <span word="transportation">transportation</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="expenses">expenses</span>. <span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="then">then</span>, <span word="let">let</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="kids">kids</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="Chertoff">Chertoff</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="Reid">Reid</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="depended">depended</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="kids">kids</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="expenses">expenses</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="Reid">Reid</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="son">son</span> <span word="for">for</span> $42 <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="medal">medal</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="son">son</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="upset">upset</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ungratefulness">ungratefulness</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Navy">Navy</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span> <span word="printed">printed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="page">page</span> <span word="article">article</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Navy">Navy</span> <span word="couldnt">couldnt</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="bothered">bothered</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="present">present</span> <span word="Reid">Reid</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="Purple">Purple</span> <span word="Heart">Heart</span> 50 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="injury">injury</span>. <span word="Network">Network</span> <span word="television">television</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="picked">picked</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="story">story</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Navy">Navy</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span> <span word="embarrassed">embarrassed</span>. <span word="Somehow">Somehow</span>, <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="Reid">Reid</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="Purple">Purple</span> <span word="Heart">Heart</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ceremonial">ceremonial</span> <span word="presentation">presentation</span>.</p>
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