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<p> <span word="x">x</span></p><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="Uncle">Uncle</span> <span word="Harry">Harry</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="answering">answering</span> <span word="machine">machine</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="hardly">hardly</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="called">called</span>. <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="relatives">relatives</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="dead">dead</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="outlived">outlived</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="smoked">smoked</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="drank">drank</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="life">life</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="clean">clean</span> <span word="living">living</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="thought">thought</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="talked">talked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Uncle">Uncle</span> <span word="Harry">Harry</span> <span word="regularly">regularly</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="nephew">nephew</span> <span word="Teddy">Teddy</span>. <span word="Teddy">Teddy</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="just">just</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="hello">hello</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="OK">OK</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="Teddy">Teddy</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="twice">twice</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="Uncle">Uncle</span> <span word="Harry">Harry</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="answer">answer</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="call">call</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="finally">finally</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="through">through</span>, <span word="Uncle">Uncle</span> <span word="Harry">Harry</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="chastise">chastise</span> <span word="Teddy">Teddy</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="timing">timing</span>. <span word="How">How</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="manage">manage</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="Im">Im</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bathroom">bathroom</span>? <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="ask">ask</span>.</p><p> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>, <span word="Teddy">Teddy</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="ring">ring</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="times">times</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="hung">hung</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Uncle">Uncle</span> <span word="Harry">Harry</span> <span word="again">again</span>. <span word="Again">Again</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="answer">answer</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="again">again</span>. <span word="Still">Still</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="answer">answer</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Ira">Ira</span>, <span word="Uncle">Uncle</span> <span word="Harrys">Harrys</span> <span word="next">next</span>-<span word="door">door</span> <span word="neighbor">neighbor</span>.</p><p> <span word="Hello">Hello</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Ira">Ira</span>.</p><p> <span word="Hi">Hi</span>, <span word="Ira">Ira</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="Teddy">Teddy</span>.</p><p> <span word="Hi">Hi</span>, <span word="Teddy">Teddy</span>. <span word="How">How</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="you">you</span>?</p><p> <span word="Oh">Oh</span>, <span word="Im">Im</span> <span word="fine">fine</span>, <span word="Ira">Ira</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="Im">Im</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="worried">worried</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="Uncle">Uncle</span> <span word="Harry">Harry</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="answer">answer</span> <span word="once">once</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bathroom">bathroom</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="times">times</span>, <span word="do">do</span> <span word="you">you</span>?</p>
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