Don’t Take My Property
<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="Eminent">Eminent</span> <span word="domain">domain</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="property">property</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="good">good</span>. <span word="Government">Government</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="notify">notify</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="property">property</span> <span word="owner">owner</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="property">property</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fair">fair</span> <span word="price">price</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="owner">owner</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="accept">accept</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="reject">reject</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="offer">offer</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="thinks">thinks</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="low">low</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="court">court</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="court">court</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="jury">jury</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="decide">decide</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fair">fair</span> <span word="price">price</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="pay">pay</span>.</p><p> <span word="Usually">Usually</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="owner">owner</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="prevent">prevent</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="use">use</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="includes">includes</span> <span word="roads">roads</span>, <span word="schools">schools</span>, <span word="government">government</span> <span word="buildings">buildings</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="development">development</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="Supreme">Supreme</span> <span word="Court">Court</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="expanded">expanded</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="construction">construction</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="shopping">shopping</span> <span word="centers">centers</span>, <span word="amusement">amusement</span> <span word="parks">parks</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="washes">washes</span>. <span word="Property">Property</span> <span word="owners">owners</span> <span word="nationwide">nationwide</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="greater">greater</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="losing">losing</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="property">property</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="good">good</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="converted">converted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Burger">Burger</span> <span word="Kings">Kings</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Chevy">Chevy</span> <span word="dealerships">dealerships</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="post">post</span> <span word="offices">offices</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="parks">parks</span>.</p><p> <span word="Just">Just</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ozark">Ozark</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="council">council</span> <span word="demanded">demanded</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Johnny">Johnny</span> <span word="Miller">Miller</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>.</p><p> <span word="It">It</span> <span word="isnt">isnt</span> <span word="right">right</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Miller">Miller</span>. <span word="My">My</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="owned">owned</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="property">property</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="generations">generations</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="crops">crops</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="raise">raise</span> <span word="cattle">cattle</span>. <span word="Were">Were</span> <span word="active">active</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Ozarks">Ozarks</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="clubs">clubs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="civic">civic</span> <span word="groups">groups</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="council">council</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="kick">kick</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Walt">Walt</span> <span word="Disney">Disney</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="theme">theme</span> <span word="park">park</span> <span word="here">here</span>. <span word="Im">Im</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="selling">selling</span>. <span word="Im">Im</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="this">this</span>--<span word="since">since</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mouse">mouse</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="family">family</span>?</p>
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