The Horrible Face (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="Mitchell">Mitchell</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="search">search</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dry">dry</span> <span word="milk">milk</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="imported">imported</span> <span word="tea">tea</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="walked">walked</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="checkout">checkout</span> <span word="counter">counter</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="hoped">hoped</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="check">check</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="fast">fast</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="finished">finished</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="shopping">shopping</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="stood">stood</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="him">him</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="walk">walk</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="store">store</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="buying">buying</span> <span word="anything">anything</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="checker">checker</span> <span word="slowly">slowly</span> <span word="rang">rang</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="bill">bill</span>, <span word="took">took</span> <span word="Mitchells">Mitchells</span> <span word="money">money</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="change">change</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> 11 <span word="p">p</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="Mitchell">Mitchell</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="walked">walked</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="supermarket">supermarket</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="wondered">wondered</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="womans">womans</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="mind">mind</span>.</p><p> <span word="When">When</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="car">car</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="ashamed">ashamed</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="himself">himself</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="woman">woman</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="thought">thought</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="ventured">ventured</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="daytime">daytime</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="people">people</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="truly">truly</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="love">love</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="lonely">lonely</span>. <span word="How">How</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="God">God</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="happen">happen</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="Mitchell">Mitchell</span> <span word="wondered">wondered</span>.</p><p> <span word="Long">Long</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="colonies">colonies</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="outcasts">outcasts</span>. <span word="Lepers">Lepers</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="leper">leper</span> <span word="colonies">colonies</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="contact">contact</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="peers">peers</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="wart">wart</span> <span word="colonies">colonies</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="covered">covered</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="facial">facial</span> <span word="warts">warts</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="exist">exist</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="normal">normal</span> <span word="people">people</span>.</p><p> <span word="She">She</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="duct">duct</span> <span word="tape">tape</span>, <span word="suggested">suggested</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="coworker">coworker</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Mitchells">Mitchells</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="day">day</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="demonstrate">demonstrate</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="TV">TV</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="stick">stick</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wart">wart</span> <span word="for">for</span> 48 <span word="hours">hours</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="wart">wart</span> <span word="disappears">disappears</span>!</p>
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