Elvis Is Alive and Well
<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="Tamara">Tamara</span> <span word="Smith">Smith</span> <span word="sliced">sliced</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="eggplant">eggplant</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="seeds">seeds</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="arranged">arranged</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="likeness">likeness</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Elviss">Elviss</span> <span word="profile">profile</span>. <span word="Oh">Oh</span>, <span word="my">my</span> <span word="God">God</span>! <span word="Tamara">Tamara</span> <span word="screamed">screamed</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Kings">Kings</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="fan">fan</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="CDs">CDs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="DVDs">DVDs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="movies">movies</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="artist">artist</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Mississippi">Mississippi</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="birthplace">birthplace</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="memorialGracelandin">memorialGracelandin</span> <span word="Memphis">Memphis</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="live">live</span>, <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="worshipped">worshipped</span> <span word="him">him</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="soul">soul</span> <span word="mate">mate</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="January">January</span> 8.</p><p> <span word="She">She</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="claimed">claimed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Elvis">Elvis</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="alive">alive</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="contacted">contacted</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="fateful">fateful</span> <span word="day">day</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strange">strange</span> <span word="feeling">feeling</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="bathroom">bathroom</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="sensed">sensed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="danger">danger</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Elvis">Elvis</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="bathroom">bathroom</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="suspected">suspected</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="slip">slip</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tub">tub</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="maybe">maybe</span> <span word="accidentally">accidentally</span> <span word="electrocute">electrocute</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="hair">hair</span> <span word="dryer">dryer</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="wasnt">wasnt</span> <span word="sure">sure</span>. <span word="All">All</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Elvis">Elvis</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="bathroom">bathroom</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="day">day</span>.</p><p> <span word="She">She</span> <span word="dialed">dialed</span> <span word="Memphis">Memphis</span> 411, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="Information">Information</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="listed">listed</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Memphis">Memphis</span> <span word="police">police</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="crank">crank</span> <span word="callers">callers</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="cousin">cousin</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Memphis">Memphis</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="cousin">cousin</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="out">out</span>.</p><p> <span word="She">She</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="night">night</span>, <span word="August">August</span> 16, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="saddest">saddest</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="life">life</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="right">right</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="right">right</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="repeating">repeating</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="herself">herself</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="gotten">gotten</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="Elvis">Elvis</span>.</p>
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