The Motorcycle Rider
<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="Jay">Jay</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ride">ride</span>. <span word="Just">Just</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="learning">learning</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="walk">walk</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="tricycle">tricycle</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bicycle">bicycle</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="training">training</span> <span word="wheels">wheels</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="skilled">skilled</span> <span word="bicyclist">bicyclist</span>, <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="jump">jump</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="ramps">ramps</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fly">fly</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="safely">safely</span>. <span word="Jay">Jay</span> <span word="wore">wore</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="helmet">helmet</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chest">chest</span> <span word="pad">pad</span>, <span word="elbow">elbow</span> <span word="pads">pads</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="knee">knee</span> <span word="pads">pads</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="hurt">hurt</span> <span word="badly">badly</span>.</p><p> <span word="He">He</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="motorcycle">motorcycle</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="seven">seven</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="motorcycle">motorcycle</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="pickup">pickup</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="drove">drove</span> <span word="Jay">Jay</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="desert">desert</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="weekend">weekend</span>. <span word="Jay">Jay</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="skilled">skilled</span> <span word="rider">rider</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="entered">entered</span> <span word="motocross">motocross</span> <span word="races">races</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="county">county</span>. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> 15, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="won">won</span> 30 <span word="races">races</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="bright">bright</span>.</p><p> <span word="When">When</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> 17, <span word="Jay">Jay</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="girlfriend">girlfriend</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ride">ride</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="motorcycle">motorcycle</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="truck">truck</span> <span word="ran">ran</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="light">light</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Jay">Jay</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="girlfriend">girlfriend</span> <span word="crashed">crashed</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="truck">truck</span>. <span word="Jay">Jay</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hospital">hospital</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="months">months</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="girlfriend">girlfriend</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span>.</p><p> <span word="Jay">Jay</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="ride">ride</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="motorcycle">motorcycle</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="for">for</span> 10 <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="weekend">weekend</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="Kawasaki">Kawasaki</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="dusk">dusk</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ride">ride</span> <span word="again">again</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> 110 <span word="miles">miles</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="freeways">freeways</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="highway">highway</span> <span word="patrol">patrol</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="chased">chased</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="finally">finally</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="freeway">freeway</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dark">dark</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="home">home</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="excited">excited</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="fun">fun</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="thought">thought</span>.</p>
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