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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="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> 10 <span word="p">p</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="Fritz">Fritz</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wife">wife</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="watching">watching</span> <span word="TV">TV</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bed">bed</span>. <span word="Tomorrow">Tomorrow</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="day">day</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="work">work</span>. <span word="Thirty">Thirty</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="government">government</span>. <span word="Thirty">Thirty</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="flying">flying</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="end">end</span>. <span word="Thirty">Thirty</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="interviews">interviews</span>, <span word="meetings">meetings</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="briefcases">briefcases</span>. <span word="Tomorrow">Tomorrow</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="over">over</span>. <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="enjoyed">enjoyed</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="career">career</span>.</p><p> <span word="Fritz">Fritz</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="blessed">blessed</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tough">tough</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unskilled">unskilled</span> <span word="laborer">laborer</span>. <span word="Whenever">Whenever</span> <span word="Fritz">Fritz</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bit">bit</span> <span word="discouraged">discouraged</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="upset">upset</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="overworked">overworked</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="underpaid">underpaid</span> <span word="father">father</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="thanked">thanked</span> <span word="God">God</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="life">life</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="dads">dads</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="comfortable">comfortable</span>.</p><p> <span word="His">His</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="married">married</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="careers">careers</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="Paige">Paige</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="busy">busy</span> <span word="with">with</span>, <span word="among">among</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="things">things</span>, <span word="her">her</span> <span word="bridge">bridge</span> <span word="club">club</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="interested">interested</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="bridge">bridge</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="success">success</span>. <span word="Fritz">Fritz</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="content">content</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="poker">poker</span> <span word="group">group</span>.</p><p> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="Those">Those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="miss">miss</span> <span word="him">him</span>. <span word="Fritz">Fritz</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="genuinely">genuinely</span> <span word="nice">nice</span> <span word="guy">guy</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="dull">dull</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="intelligent">intelligent</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="worker">worker</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="player">player</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sick">sick</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="in">in</span> 30 <span word="years">years</span>.</p>
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