Bad News, Good News
<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="My">My</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="today">today</span>, <span word="Ruth">Ruth</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="Brody">Brody</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="sadness">sadness</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phone">phone</span>. <span word="Oh">Oh</span>, <span word="Im">Im</span> <span word="sorry">sorry</span>, <span word="honey">honey</span>. <span word="Thats">Thats</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="bad">bad</span>, <span word="Brody">Brody</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="Until">Until</span> <span word="now">now</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="assumed">assumed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="pregnant">pregnant</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="supposed">supposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>.</p><p> <span word="Brody">Brody</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="mixed">mixed</span> <span word="feelings">feelings</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="news">news</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Ruth">Ruth</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="baby">baby</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="else">else</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>. <span word="So">So</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="naturally">naturally</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="pregnant">pregnant</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="happy">happy</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="kid">kid</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="did">did</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="son">son</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="teach">teach</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stupid">stupid</span> <span word="mistakes">mistakes</span> <span word="Brody">Brody</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="life">life</span>.</p><p> <span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="raising">raising</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="now">now</span> $225,000. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="school">school</span>. <span word="College">College</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="additional">additional</span> <span word="expense">expense</span>. <span word="Right">Right</span> <span word="now">now</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="attending">attending</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="university">university</span> <span word="was">was</span> $6,000 <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span>--<span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="home">home</span>. <span word="Eighteen">Eighteen</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="now">now</span>, <span word="how">how</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="be">be</span>?</p><p> <span word="Brody">Brody</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Ruth">Ruth</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="only">only</span> $50,000 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="savings">savings</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="payment">payment</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nice">nice</span> <span word="house">house</span>. <span word="Plus">Plus</span>, <span word="neither">neither</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="insurance">insurance</span>. <span word="Premiums">Premiums</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="insuring">insuring</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="baby">baby</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> $400 <span word="a">a</span> <span word="month">month</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mention">mention</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deductibles">deductibles</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="co">co</span>-<span word="pays">pays</span>.</p><p> <span word="You">You</span> <span word="worry">worry</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="much">much</span>, <span word="Ruth">Ruth</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="him">him</span>. <span word="Look">Look</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="youyour">youyour</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="kids">kids</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="now">now</span>.</p>
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