Copper Robbers
<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="For">For</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Los">Los</span> <span word="Angeles">Angeles</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="metal">metal</span> <span word="thefts">thefts</span>, <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="Paul">Paul</span> <span word="Moyer">Moyer</span>, <span word="co">co</span>-<span word="anchor">anchor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="local">local</span> 6 <span word="oclock">oclock</span> <span word="news">news</span>. <span word="Sometime">Sometime</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="dawn">dawn</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>, <span word="thieves">thieves</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="stolen">stolen</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="copper">copper</span> <span word="wire">wire</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="lamp">lamp</span> <span word="posts">posts</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> 7-<span word="foot">foot</span>-<span word="tall">tall</span> <span word="bronze">bronze</span> <span word="statue">statue</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="miner">miner</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="LA">LA</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="disappeared">disappeared</span>. <span word="Eight">Eight</span> <span word="manhole">manhole</span> <span word="covers">covers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="downtown">downtown</span> <span word="LA">LA</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="removed">removed</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="nights">nights</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="twice">twice</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="Moyer">Moyer</span> <span word="reported">reported</span>, <span word="thieves">thieves</span> <span word="steal">steal</span> <span word="copper">copper</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="construction">construction</span> <span word="sites">sites</span>. <span word="All">All</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="metal">metal</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="scrap">scrap</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="copper">copper</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>. <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="reducing">reducing</span> <span word="production">production</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="pennies">pennies</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="cents">cents</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="copper">copper</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="one">one</span>-<span word="cent">cent</span> <span word="penny">penny</span>. <span word="LAs">LAs</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="chief">chief</span>, <span word="Bill">Bill</span> <span word="Bratton">Bratton</span>, <span word="promised">promised</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cameras">cameras</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="patrols">patrols</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="statues">statues</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="outdoor">outdoor</span> <span word="metal">metal</span> <span word="sculptures">sculptures</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="LA">LA</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="metal">metal</span> <span word="thieves">thieves</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="destroying">destroying</span> <span word="LAs">LAs</span> <span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="history">history</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="reminded">reminded</span> <span word="thieves">thieves</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="endangering">endangering</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="wires">wires</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="endangering">endangering</span> <span word="drivers">drivers</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="removed">removed</span> <span word="manhole">manhole</span> <span word="covers">covers</span>.</p><p> <span word="Moyer">Moyer</span>, <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wit">wit</span>, <span word="ended">ended</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="joking">joking</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Statue">Statue</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Liberty">Liberty</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Los">Los</span> <span word="Angeles">Angeles</span> <span word="harbor">harbor</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="bet">bet</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pretty">pretty</span> <span word="penny">penny</span>, <span word="chuckled">chuckled</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="blonde">blonde</span> <span word="co">co</span>-<span word="anchor">anchor</span>.</p>
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