Train Wreck “Frees” Cows
<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="A">A</span> <span word="Continental">Continental</span> <span word="Pacific">Pacific</span> <span word="Railroad">Railroad</span> <span word="freight">freight</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="derailed">derailed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="about">about</span> 40 <span word="miles">miles</span> <span word="north">north</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Sacramento">Sacramento</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="exact">exact</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="investigated">investigated</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="accident">accident</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="engineer">engineer</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="fine">fine</span>; <span word="then">then</span> <span word="suddenly">suddenly</span>, <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="wasnt">wasnt</span>.</p><p> <span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="freight">freight</span> <span word="trains">trains</span> 86 <span word="cars">cars</span>, 22 <span word="went">went</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tracks">tracks</span>. <span word="Fortunately">Fortunately</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="incident">incident</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="involve">involve</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="fatalities">fatalities</span>, <span word="human">human</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="otherwise">otherwise</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="engineer">engineer</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="treated">treated</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="broken">broken</span> <span word="wrist">wrist</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nearby">nearby</span> <span word="hospital">hospital</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="casualty">casualty</span>.</p><p> <span word="Trains">Trains</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="California">California</span> <span word="frequently">frequently</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="dangerous">dangerous</span> <span word="cargoes">cargoes</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="chemicals">chemicals</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="trains">trains</span> <span word="derail">derail</span>, <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span> <span word="evacuate">evacuate</span> <span word="nearby">nearby</span> <span word="communities">communities</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="danger">danger</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="explosions">explosions</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="harmful">harmful</span> <span word="fumes">fumes</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="carried">carried</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="lumber">lumber</span>, <span word="new">new</span> <span word="automobiles">automobiles</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cattle">cattle</span> <span word="destined">destined</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="slaughter">slaughter</span>.</p><p> <span word="After">After</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mishap">mishap</span>, <span word="lumber">lumber</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="scattered">scattered</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tracks">tracks</span>. <span word="About">About</span> 20 <span word="automobiles">automobiles</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="damaged">damaged</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cattle">cattle</span>. <span word="About">About</span> 300 <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="standing">standing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tracks">tracks</span>, <span word="wandering">wandering</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nearby">nearby</span> <span word="woods">woods</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="standing">standing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nearby">nearby</span> <span word="highway">highway</span>. <span word="Traffic">Traffic</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="lane">lane</span> <span word="highway">highway</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="backed">backed</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mile">mile</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="direction">direction</span>.</p><p> <span word="We">We</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="this">this</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="California">California</span> <span word="Highway">Highway</span> <span word="Patrol">Patrol</span> <span word="spokesman">spokesman</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="sabotaged">sabotaged</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Tofu">Tofu</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="You">You</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="pamphlets">pamphlets</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crime">crime</span> <span word="scene">scene</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="liberate">liberate</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="slaughterhouse">slaughterhouse</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="tofu">tofu</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="meat">meat</span>. <span word="Theyre">Theyre</span> <span word="wasting">wasting</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="All">All</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="cows">cows</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="burgers">burgers</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="tomorrow">tomorrow</span> <span word="night">night</span>.</p>
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