New Law for Taco Trucks
<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="Taco">Taco</span> <span word="trucks">trucks</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="parked">parked</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="location">location</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="hour">hour</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="Los">Los</span> <span word="Angeles">Angeles</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="law">law</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="location">location</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="hours">hours</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="parked">parked</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="location">location</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="hours">hours</span>. <span word="Restaurant">Restaurant</span> <span word="owners">owners</span> <span word="complain">complain</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="taco">taco</span> <span word="trucks">trucks</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="stealing">stealing</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="customers">customers</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="taco">taco</span> <span word="truck">truck</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="faster">faster</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cheaper">cheaper</span>. <span word="Plus">Plus</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="taxes">taxes</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="inspections">inspections</span>.</p><p> <span word="Lawyer">Lawyer</span> <span word="Phil">Phil</span> <span word="Greenberg">Greenberg</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="limit">limit</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="unenforceable">unenforceable</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="enforced">enforced</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="whats">whats</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="changing">changing</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="hour">hour</span>? <span word="he">he</span> <span word="asked">asked</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="ticket">ticket</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="workers">workers</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="potholes">potholes</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="graffiti">graffiti</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="homeless">homeless</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gangs">gangs</span>? <span word="LA">LA</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> $400 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="debt">debt</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="mayor">mayor</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="hes">hes</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lay">lay</span> <span word="off">off</span> 767 <span word="city">city</span> <span word="employees">employees</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="wont">wont</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="enforce">enforce</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="parking">parking</span> <span word="law">law</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="taco">taco</span> <span word="trucks">trucks</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="city">city</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="penalty">penalty</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="violation">violation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="is">is</span> $100; <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="violation">violation</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="maximum">maximum</span> $1,000 <span word="fine">fine</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="jail">jail</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="angry">angry</span> <span word="truck">truck</span> <span word="owner">owner</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="racist">racist</span> <span word="law">law</span>. <span word="All">All</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="taco">taco</span> <span word="truck">truck</span> <span word="owners">owners</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="Latinos">Latinos</span>. <span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="trucks">trucks</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="culture">culture</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Los">Los</span> <span word="Angeles">Angeles</span>. <span word="Thirty">Thirty</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="park">park</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="trucks">trucks</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="spot">spot</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="long">long</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="illegal">illegal</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="duty">duty</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ignore">ignore</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="City">City</span> <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="taco">taco</span> <span word="trucks">trucks</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="saveourtacotrucks">saveourtacotrucks</span>.<span word="org">org</span>.</p>
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