US Passports Outsourced
<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="The">The</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="expensive">expensive</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="print">print</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="passports">passports</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span>. <span word="Starting">Starting</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="send">send</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="passports">passports</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Thailand">Thailand</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="printing">printing</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Thailand">Thailand</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="print">print</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="passports">passports</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="savings">savings</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="taxpayer">taxpayer</span>.</p><p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="radio">radio</span> <span word="ad">ad</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Los">Los</span> <span word="Angeles">Angeles</span> <span word="proclaims">proclaims</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="identity">identity</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="stolen">stolen</span> <span word="every">every</span> 3 <span word="seconds">seconds</span>. <span word="Outsourcing">Outsourcing</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="passports">passports</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="identity">identity</span> <span word="theft">theft</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bigger">bigger</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="angry">angry</span> <span word="citizen">citizen</span>. <span word="Whats">Whats</span> <span word="next">next</span>? <span word="Before">Before</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="theyll">theyll</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="printing">printing</span> <span word="drivers">drivers</span> <span word="licenses">licenses</span>, <span word="birth">birth</span> <span word="certificates">certificates</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="cards">cards</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Thailand">Thailand</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="chaos">chaos</span>. <span word="Fifty">Fifty</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="passport">passport</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="drivers">drivers</span> <span word="license">license</span>.</p><p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="Senator">Senator</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="outsourcing">outsourcing</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span> <span word="War">War</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="war">war</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="elsewhere">elsewhere</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="passports">passports</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span>; <span word="money">money</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="next">next</span>. <span word="Starting">Starting</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="now">now</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="cash">cash</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="printed">printed</span> <span word="overseas">overseas</span>. <span word="Starting">Starting</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="now">now</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="military">military</span> <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="weapons">weapons</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="overseas">overseas</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="news">news</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="outsource">outsource</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="troops">troops</span>. <span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="undeveloped">undeveloped</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="replace">replace</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span> <span word="starting">starting</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="now">now</span>. <span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="gradually">gradually</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="America">America</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fighting">fighting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span> 90 <span word="percent">percent</span>, <span word="from">from</span> $10 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="monthly">monthly</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="only">only</span> $1 <span word="billion">billion</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="spending">spending</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="returning">returning</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="laid">laid</span> <span word="off">off</span>.</p>
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