Shut Your Mouth
<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="Shut">Shut</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="mouth">mouth</span>, <span word="Ginger">Ginger</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Errol">Errol</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="green">green</span> <span word="parrot">parrot</span> <span word="squawking">squawking</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tree">tree</span>.</p><p> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="anything">anything</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="objected">objected</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="hadnt">hadnt</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="anything">anything</span>; <span word="she">she</span> <span word="meant">meant</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="mouth">mouth</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="hanging">hanging</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="open">open</span>.</p><p> <span word="You">You</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="silly">silly</span>. <span word="Sometimes">Sometimes</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="you">you</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Im">Im</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="caregiver">caregiver</span>.</p><p> <span word="He">He</span> <span word="apologized">apologized</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="hed">hed</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="mouth">mouth</span> <span word="closed">closed</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="parrots">parrots</span>. <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="youre">youre</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="parrots">parrots</span>. <span word="Whenever">Whenever</span> <span word="youre">youre</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="mouth">mouth</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="talking">talking</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="mouth">mouth</span> <span word="closed">closed</span>. <span word="Look">Look</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="demonstrated">demonstrated</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="mouth">mouth</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="parrot">parrot</span>. <span word="See">See</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="dumb">dumb</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="look">look</span>? <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p> <span word="He">He</span> <span word="laughed">laughed</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="smart">smart</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pretty">pretty</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="mouth">mouth</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="mouth">mouth</span> <span word="closed">closed</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p> <span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="theyd">theyd</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="dating">dating</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="asked">asked</span>, <span word="why">why</span> <span word="hadnt">hadnt</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="now">now</span>? <span word="She">She</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="hadnt">hadnt</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hurt">hurt</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="feelings">feelings</span> <span word="before">before</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="shed">shed</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="werent">werent</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="married">married</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="maybe">maybe</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="werent">werent</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="dating">dating</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="okay">okay</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="completely">completely</span> <span word="honest">honest</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="him">him</span>.</p><p> <span word="He">He</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="him">him</span>.</p>
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