The Wedding Gift (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="Aaron">Aaron</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="Ray">Ray</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="everywhere">everywhere</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Walts">Walts</span> <span word="gift">gift</span>. <span word="Had">Had</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wedding">wedding</span> <span word="site">site</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="behind">behind</span>? <span word="Ray">Ray</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="everywhere">everywhere</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="calls">calls</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="fruitless">fruitless</span>.</p><p> <span word="Ray">Ray</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="Walt">Walt</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Mary">Mary</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="thank">thank</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="note">note</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gift">gift</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="hadnt">hadnt</span> <span word="given">given</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="insulted">insulted</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="send">send</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="thank">thank</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="note">note</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gift">gift</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="HAD">HAD</span> <span word="given">given</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="insulted">insulted</span>.</p><p> <span word="What">What</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="do">do</span>? <span word="Ray">Ray</span> <span word="asked">asked</span>. <span word="Aaron">Aaron</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="Walt">Walt</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>.</p><p> <span word="You">You</span> <span word="cant">cant</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="honest">honest</span>, <span word="Aaron">Aaron</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p> <span word="Oh">Oh</span>, <span word="yes">yes</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span>, <span word="Ray">Ray</span> <span word="countered">countered</span>. <span word="Sometimes">Sometimes</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="sleeping">sleeping</span> <span word="dogs">dogs</span> <span word="lie">lie</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="finally">finally</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="honesty">honesty</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="policy">policy</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Walt">Walt</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>. <span word="Walt">Walt</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="yes">yes</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="envelope">envelope</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="envelope">envelope</span> <span word="contained">contained</span> $500 <span word="cash">cash</span>.</p><p> $500?! <span word="Ray">Ray</span> <span word="asked">asked</span>. <span word="Thats">Thats</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cash">cash</span>, <span word="Walt">Walt</span>! <span word="Walt">Walt</span> <span word="admitted">admitted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="gotten">gotten</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fat">fat</span> <span word="raise">raise</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Rays">Rays</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="wedding">wedding</span> <span word="hed">hed</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="while">while</span>. <span word="Ray">Ray</span> <span word="thanked">thanked</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="much">much</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="apologized">apologized</span> <span word="sincerely">sincerely</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="stealing">stealing</span> <span word="Walts">Walts</span> <span word="generous">generous</span> <span word="gift">gift</span>. <span word="Walt">Walt</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="money">money</span>.</p><p> <span word="When">When</span> <span word="Ray">Ray</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Aaron">Aaron</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="Walts">Walts</span> <span word="gift">gift</span>, <span word="Aaron">Aaron</span> <span word="laughed">laughed</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="thief">thief</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wedding">wedding</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="Walt">Walt</span>! <span word="I">I</span> <span word="quit">quit</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="cards">cards</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="caught">caught</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="cheating">cheating</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="a">a</span> $10 <span word="pot">pot</span>! <span word="Im">Im</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="that">that</span>.</p>
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