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<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="Theyre">Theyre</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="kick">kick</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="home">home</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Karl">Karl</span> <span word="Berger">Berger</span>, 86 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="old">old</span>. <span word="Karl">Karl</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="widower">widower</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="children">children</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="Karls">Karls</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Social">Social</span> <span word="Security">Security</span> <span word="Administration">Administration</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="sending">sending</span> <span word="monthly">monthly</span> <span word="checks">checks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wife">wife</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="agency">agency</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="send">send</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="checks">checks</span>. <span word="Karl">Karl</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="again">again</span>; <span word="a">a</span> <span word="clerk">clerk</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="worry">worry</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Karl">Karl</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mail">mail</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="followup">followup</span> <span word="letter">letter</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="included">included</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wifes">wifes</span> <span word="date">date</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="death">death</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="checks">checks</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span>. <span word="Karl">Karl</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="money">money</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="cashed">cashed</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wifes">wifes</span> <span word="checks">checks</span>.</p><p> <span word="When">When</span> <span word="SSA">SSA</span> <span word="finally">finally</span> <span word="realized">realized</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="mistake">mistake</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="Karl">Karl</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="letter">letter</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="owed">owed</span> <span word="SSA">SSA</span> $5,900 <span word="plus">plus</span> <span word="interest">interest</span>. <span word="Karl">Karl</span> <span word="receives">receives</span> <span word="only">only</span> $12,000 <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="slightly">slightly</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span> <span word="level">level</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="savings">savings</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="had">had</span>--$5,000--<span word="was">was</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wifes">wifes</span> <span word="funeral">funeral</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="fought">fought</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Iwo">Iwo</span> <span word="Jima">Jima</span>, <span word="site">site</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="furious">furious</span> <span word="battles">battles</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="War">War</span> <span word="II">II</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="battle">battle</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="deaf">deaf</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="ear">ear</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="blind">blind</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="eye">eye</span>.</p><p> <span word="His">His</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="neighborhood">neighborhood</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bus">bus</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wifes">wifes</span> <span word="grave">grave</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="home">home</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="carves">carves</span> <span word="wooden">wooden</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="figures">figures</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="donates">donates</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="charity">charity</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="charity">charity</span> <span word="sells">sells</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="carvings">carvings</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="uses">uses</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="feed">feed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="homeless">homeless</span>.</p><p> <span word="SSA">SSA</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="Karl">Karl</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="debt">debt</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="full">full</span>. <span word="Otherwise">Otherwise</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="SSA">SSA</span> <span word="letter">letter</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="agency">agency</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="seize">seize</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="home">home</span>. <span word="Karl">Karl</span> <span word="wrote">wrote</span> <span word="back">back</span>, <span word="asking">asking</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="okay">okay</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> $30 <span word="a">a</span> <span word="month">month</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="afford">afford</span>.</p>
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