Don’t Go Swimming...
<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="Pete">Pete</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Florida">Florida</span> <span word="for">for</span> 20 <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="boring">boring</span> 20 <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="thought">thought</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="a">a</span> 10-<span word="minute">minute</span> <span word="walk">walk</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Gulf">Gulf</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="walked">walked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sandy">sandy</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="beach">beach</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="day">day</span>. <span word="Bobs">Bobs</span> <span word="Liquors">Liquors</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="corner">corner</span>, <span word="halfway">halfway</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beach">beach</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="store">store</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mile">mile</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="cold">cold</span> <span word="beer">beer</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cigarettes">cigarettes</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="interested">interested</span> <span word="Pete">Pete</span> <span word="today">today</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="owner">owner</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Bobs">Bobs</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="Bill">Bill</span>. <span word="Bill">Bill</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="store">store</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Bob">Bob</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="renamed">renamed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="store">store</span>. <span word="Bobs">Bobs</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nice">nice</span> <span word="ring">ring</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="curious">curious</span> <span word="customers">customers</span>. <span word="Also">Also</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="keeping">keeping</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="saved">saved</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="money">money</span>, <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="trouble">trouble</span>.</p><p> <span word="When">When</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="unsafe">unsafe</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lifeguards">lifeguards</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="flags">flags</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beach">beach</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="warn">warn</span> <span word="swimmers">swimmers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="water">water</span>. <span word="Today">Today</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="flag">flag</span> <span word="day">day</span>. <span word="Fierce">Fierce</span> <span word="riptides">riptides</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lots">lots</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="jellyfish">jellyfish</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="predicted">predicted</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> 48 <span word="hours">hours</span>.</p><p> <span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="windy">windy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="completely">completely</span> <span word="overcast">overcast</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="warm">warm</span> <span word="September">September</span> <span word="day">day</span>. <span word="Pete">Pete</span> <span word="stopped">stopped</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Bobs">Bobs</span>. <span word="Bill">Bill</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="hello">hello</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Pete">Pete</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="careful">careful</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="riptide">riptide</span> <span word="reports">reports</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="asked">asked</span>, <span word="Whatll">Whatll</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="today">today</span>, <span word="Pete">Pete</span>?</p><p> <span word="Pete">Pete</span> <span word="ordered">ordered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="usuala">usuala</span> <span word="pack">pack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cigarettes">cigarettes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="beer">beer</span>. <span word="Bill">Bill</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="six">six</span>-<span word="pack">pack</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="double">double</span> <span word="paper">paper</span> <span word="bag">bag</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beer">beer</span> <span word="cold">cold</span> <span word="longer">longer</span>. <span word="Pete">Pete</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="goodbye">goodbye</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="walked">walked</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="door">door</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="crossed">crossed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="lane">lane</span> <span word="street">street</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="bothering">bothering</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="direction">direction</span>.</p>
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