A Factory Worker
<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="Many">Many</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="meager">meager</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cigarette">cigarette</span> <span word="factory">factory</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="put">put</span> 20 <span word="cigarettes">cigarettes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="pack">pack</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>. <span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="manager">manager</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="man">man</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="carried">carried</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bamboo">bamboo</span> <span word="rod">rod</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="bodyguard">bodyguard</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="accompanied">accompanied</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="everywhere">everywhere</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="meaner">meaner</span>.</p><p> <span word="Maura">Maura</span>, <span word="only">only</span> 19, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="sick">sick</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="job">job</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="factory">factory</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="stuffed">stuffed</span> <span word="pack">pack</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="pack">pack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cigarettes">cigarettes</span>. <span word="Sweating">Sweating</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dizzy">dizzy</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cigarette">cigarette</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="pack">pack</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="manager">manager</span> <span word="noticed">noticed</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="error">error</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="yelled">yelled</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="sharply">sharply</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rod">rod</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bodyguard">bodyguard</span> <span word="kicked">kicked</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stomach">stomach</span>. <span word="Maura">Maura</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="staggered">staggered</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="factory">factory</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="day">day</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Maura">Maura</span> <span word="died">died</span>, <span word="her">her</span> <span word="coworkers">coworkers</span> <span word="refused">refused</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="enter">enter</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="factory">factory</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="stood">stood</span> <span word="outside">outside</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="manager">manager</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="arm">arm</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="strike">strike</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="stood">stood</span> <span word="firm">firm</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="police">police</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="move">move</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="bodyguard">bodyguard</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="inside">inside</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="police">police</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="came">came</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="happened">happened</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Maura">Maura</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="arrested">arrested</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="manager">manager</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bodyguard">bodyguard</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="owner">owner</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="factory">factory</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="manager">manager</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="equivalent">equivalent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nickel">nickel</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="raise">raise</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span>.</p>
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