Collecting Seashells
<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="Maria">Maria</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Lisa">Lisa</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="friends">friends</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="shared">shared</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="bedroom">bedroom</span> <span word="apartment">apartment</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Hollywood">Hollywood</span>. <span word="Maria">Maria</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="clerk">clerk</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="clothing">clothing</span> <span word="store">store</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Lisa">Lisa</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="clerk">clerk</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="supermarket">supermarket</span>. <span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="varied">varied</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="together">together</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="weekend">weekend</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="work">work</span>. <span word="Lets">Lets</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beach">beach</span>, <span word="suggested">suggested</span> <span word="Maria">Maria</span>.</p><p> <span word="Thats">Thats</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="idea">idea</span>, <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="Lisa">Lisa</span>. <span word="Which">Which</span> <span word="one">one</span>?</p><p> <span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="prefer">prefer</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="uncrowded">uncrowded</span> <span word="beach">beach</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="Ive">Ive</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="pounds">pounds</span> <span word="recently">recently</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="boys">boys</span> <span word="seeing">seeing</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="fat">fat</span>.</p><p> <span word="Oh">Oh</span>, <span word="please">please</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Lisa">Lisa</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="little">little</span>. <span word="Ounces">Ounces</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="pounds">pounds</span>. <span word="How">How</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="Zuma">Zuma</span> <span word="Beach">Beach</span>? <span word="Thats">Thats</span> <span word="pretty">pretty</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="north">north</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Santa">Santa</span> <span word="Monica">Monica</span> <span word="Beach">Beach</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="rightnot">rightnot</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="crowded">crowded</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="empty">empty</span>.</p><p> <span word="That">That</span> <span word="sounds">sounds</span> <span word="good">good</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Maria">Maria</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="drive">drive</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beach">beach</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="hour">hour</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="there">there</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sunny">sunny</span> <span word="Hollywood">Hollywood</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="cool">cool</span>, <span word="windy">windy</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="overcast">overcast</span> <span word="beach">beach</span> <span word="weather">weather</span>. <span word="Both">Both</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beach">beach</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="before">before</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="surprised">surprised</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="weather">weather</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="jackets">jackets</span>, <span word="shoes">shoes</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="socks">socks</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="headed">headed</span> <span word="north">north</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hunt">hunt</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="seashells">seashells</span>.</p><p> <span word="Within">Within</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="collected">collected</span> <span word="about">about</span> 20 <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span> <span word="shells">shells</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="plastic">plastic</span> <span word="bag">bag</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="walking">walking</span> <span word="slowly">slowly</span> <span word="north">north</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="roar">roar</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="four">four</span>-<span word="wheel">wheel</span> <span word="All">All</span> <span word="Terrain">Terrain</span> <span word="Vehicle">Vehicle</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="rapidly">rapidly</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="driver">driver</span> <span word="braked">braked</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="moment">moment</span>. <span word="Sand">Sand</span> <span word="flew">flew</span> <span word="onto">onto</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="girls">girls</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="screamed">screamed</span>.</p>
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