The Park That Went to...
<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="When">When</span> <span word="Winnie">Winnie</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Arnold">Arnold</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cul">cul</span>-<span word="de">de</span>-<span word="sac">sac</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1980, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gone">gone</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="heaven">heaven</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="houses">houses</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="street">street</span>. <span word="Between">Between</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="neighbors">neighbors</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dirt">dirt</span> <span word="pathway">pathway</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="path">path</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="city">city</span>-<span word="owned">owned</span> <span word="dog">dog</span> <span word="park">park</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="dog">dog</span> <span word="owners">owners</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="dogs">dogs</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="free">free</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="parking">parking</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="dog">dog</span> <span word="owners">owners</span> <span word="cars">cars</span>. <span word="Dog">Dog</span> <span word="owners">owners</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="park">park</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="street">street</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="walk">walk</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="dogs">dogs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="leash">leash</span>-<span word="free">free</span> <span word="park">park</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> 1980 <span word="no">no</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="seemed">seemed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="park">park</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="neighborhood">neighborhood</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="neighbors">neighbors</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="joke">joke</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="dog">dog</span> <span word="park">park</span>.</p><p> <span word="Those">Those</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="days">days</span>. <span word="Things">Things</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="changed">changed</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="park">park</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="California">California</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Gold">Gold</span> <span word="Rush">Rush</span> <span word="days">days</span>. <span word="Everyone">Everyone</span> <span word="knows">knows</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="dog">dog</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="mans">mans</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="friend">friend</span>, <span word="but">but</span> 1,000 <span word="dogs">dogs</span> <span word="certainly">certainly</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span>.</p><p> <span word="Over">Over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="neighborhood">neighborhood</span> <span word="association">association</span>, <span word="consisting">consisting</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="about">about</span> 70 <span word="houses">houses</span> <span word="nearest">nearest</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="park">park</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="begged">begged</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="council">council</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="park">park</span> <span word="hours">hours</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="from">from</span> 7:00 <span word="to">to</span> 7:00 <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="week">week</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="dog">dog</span> <span word="owners">owners</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="arrive">arrive</span> <span word="at">at</span> 6:00, <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="beat">beat</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rush">rush</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="walking">walking</span> <span word="distance">distance</span>, <span word="others">others</span> <span word="park">park</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="neighborhood">neighborhood</span> <span word="driveways">driveways</span>. <span word="Others">Others</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="boom">boom</span> <span word="boxes">boxes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="loudly">loudly</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="park">park</span>. <span word="Others">Others</span> <span word="knock">knock</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="neighborhood">neighborhood</span> <span word="doors">doors</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bathroom">bathroom</span>. <span word="Weekends">Weekends</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="worse">worse</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="weekdays">weekdays</span>. <span word="Whole">Whole</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="dogs">dogs</span>. <span word="People">People</span>, <span word="dogs">dogs</span>, <span word="noise">noise</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="trash">trash</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="everywhere">everywhere</span>.</p>
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