Making Peace with Russia
<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="The">The</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="Boris">Boris</span> <span word="Nyof">Nyof</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nonperson">nonperson</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Akmenistan">Akmenistan</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tiny">tiny</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="oil">oil</span>-<span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="president">president</span>, <span word="Ivan">Ivan</span> <span word="Gurba">Gurba</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="banned">banned</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Nyofs">Nyofs</span> <span word="name">name</span>. <span word="Gurba">Gurba</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="removed">removed</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="photos">photos</span>, <span word="posters">posters</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="statues">statues</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Nyof">Nyof</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="city">city</span>, <span word="Gurba">Gurba</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="ordered">ordered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="destruction">destruction</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stainless">stainless</span> <span word="steel">steel</span> <span word="spire">spire</span> <span word="honoring">honoring</span> <span word="Nyof">Nyof</span>. <span word="Gurba">Gurba</span> <span word="shut">shut</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spires">spires</span> <span word="floodlights">floodlights</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mechanisms">mechanisms</span>.</p><p> <span word="From">From</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="steel">steel</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Museum">Museum</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Peace">Peace</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Gurba">Gurba</span>. <span word="The">The</span> 100-<span word="foot">foot</span>-<span word="tall">tall</span> <span word="spire">spire</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="brilliantly">brilliantly</span> <span word="lit">lit</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> 10 <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="likeness">likeness</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Nyofs">Nyofs</span> <span word="head">head</span>, 16 <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="diameter">diameter</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="complete">complete</span> <span word="revolution">revolution</span> <span word="every">every</span> 59 <span word="minutes">minutes</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="paused">paused</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="minute">minute</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="flames">flames</span> <span word="shot">shot</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Nyofs">Nyofs</span> <span word="mouth">mouth</span>, <span word="accompanied">accompanied</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="roar">roar</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lion">lion</span>.</p><p> <span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="noon">noon</span>, <span word="Nyof">Nyof</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="three">three</span>-<span word="minute">minute</span> <span word="speech">speech</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="speech">speech</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="January">January</span> 18, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="Nyof">Nyof</span> <span word="talked">talked</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="paved">paved</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Akmenistans">Akmenistans</span> <span word="dirt">dirt</span> <span word="roadsby">roadsby</span> <span word="himself">himself</span>. <span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="July">July</span> 3, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="described">described</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="invented">invented</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span>.</p><p> <span word="As">As</span> <span word="president">president</span>, <span word="Nyof">Nyof</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="renamed">renamed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="siblings">siblings</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sun">sun</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="moon">moon</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="parents">parents</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="banned">banned</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span>. <span word="Instead">Instead</span>, <span word="couples">couples</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="one">one</span>-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="Friendship">Friendship</span> <span word="contracts">contracts</span>, <span word="renewable">renewable</span> <span word="yearlyif">yearlyif</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span>.</p>
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