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<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="Bert">Bert</span>, 25, <span word="went">went</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="shopping">shopping</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Corona">Corona</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="salesman">salesman</span> <span word="inside">inside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</span> <span word="showroom">showroom</span>, <span word="Bert">Bert</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lot">lot</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="hour">hour</span>, <span word="Bert">Bert</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="blue">blue</span> <span word="Camaro">Camaro</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="liked">liked</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="salesman">salesman</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="drive">drive</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="liked">liked</span> <span word="driving">driving</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="liked">liked</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="returned">returned</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="salesman">salesman</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="inside">inside</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="paperwork">paperwork</span>.</p><p> <span word="Bert">Bert</span> <span word="lingered">lingered</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="enjoy">enjoy</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cigarette">cigarette</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="iPod">iPod</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lit">lit</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Marlboro">Marlboro</span>. <span word="Five">Five</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="finished">finished</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="smoke">smoke</span>, <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="music">music</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="inside">inside</span>.</p><p> <span word="Just">Just</span> <span word="then">then</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="loud">loud</span> <span word="soundsone">soundsone</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span>. <span word="Both">Both</span> <span word="sounds">sounds</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="falling">falling</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="bodies">bodies</span>. <span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="Cessna">Cessna</span> <span word="airplanes">airplanes</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="crashed">crashed</span> 1,000 <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="overhead">overhead</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="loud">loud</span> <span word="cracking">cracking</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="roof">roof</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="Corvette">Corvette</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="landed">landed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Berts">Berts</span> <span word="Camaro">Camaro</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="engine">engine</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="planes">planes</span> <span word="crashed">crashed</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="roof">roof</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="showroom">showroom</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="district">district</span> <span word="manager">manager</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dealership">dealership</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="ordering">ordering</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pizza">pizza</span>.</p><p> <span word="Thinking">Thinking</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="earthquake">earthquake</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="salesman">salesman</span> <span word="ran">ran</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="building">building</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="Bert">Bert</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cigarette">cigarette</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="quit">quit</span> <span word="smoking">smoking</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="month">month</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Bert">Bert</span>. <span word="Bert">Bert</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fallen">fallen</span> <span word="bodies">bodies</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="walked">walked</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="corpses">corpses</span>. <span word="Bert">Bert</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="salesman">salesman</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="sad">sad</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="families">families</span>.</p>
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