Squirrel Attacks Woman
<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="woman">woman</span> <span word="golfing">golfing</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="husband">husband</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="hospital">hospital</span> <span word="yesterday">yesterday</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="struck">struck</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="golf">golf</span> <span word="cart">cart</span> <span word="driven">driven</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="mom">mom</span>.</p><p> <span word="Ginger">Ginger</span> <span word="Rogers">Rogers</span>, 55, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cart">cart</span> <span word="about">about</span> 2 <span word="p">p</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Fairway">Fairway</span> <span word="Golf">Golf</span> <span word="Course">Course</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="examining">examining</span> <span word="her">her</span> 50-<span word="foot">foot</span> <span word="putt">putt</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="par">par</span> 5 <span word="tenth">tenth</span> <span word="hole">hole</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="scream">scream</span>. <span word="Ginger">Ginger</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="mom">mom</span> <span word="driving">driving</span> <span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="her">her</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="collision">collision</span> <span word="knocked">knocked</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="over">over</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cart">cart</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="ran">ran</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="foot">foot</span>.</p><p> <span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="mom">mom</span>, 81 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="old">old</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="squirrel">squirrel</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="jumped">jumped</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cart">cart</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="snacks">snacks</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="shoo">shoo</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="squirrel">squirrel</span> <span word="away">away</span>. <span word="Instead">Instead</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="rose">rose</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="hind">hind</span> <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hissing">hissing</span> <span word="sound">sound</span>. <span word="Startled">Startled</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="frightened">frightened</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="lady">lady</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="pedal">pedal</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="paramedics">paramedics</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span> <span word="about">about</span> 15 <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="treated">treated</span> <span word="Ginger">Ginger</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="broken">broken</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="ankle">ankle</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mild">mild</span> <span word="sedative">sedative</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="mother">mother</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="muttering">muttering</span>, <span word="Vicious">Vicious</span>, <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="vicious">vicious</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="Ginger">Ginger</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hospital">hospital</span>. <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Rogers">Rogers</span> <span word="promised">promised</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="finished">finished</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="round">round</span>.</p><p> <span word="John">John</span> <span word="Dean">Dean</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="attorney">attorney</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="golf">golf</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="golf">golf</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="responsible">responsible</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="actions">actions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="animals">animals</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="added">added</span>, <span word="If">If</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ladies">ladies</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sue">sue</span>, <span word="theyll">theyll</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sue">sue</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="squirrel">squirrel</span>. <span word="Were">Were</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="assessing">assessing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="damage">damage</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cart">cart</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="green">green</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="looks">looks</span> <span word="fairly">fairly</span> <span word="light">light</span>; <span word="I">I</span> <span word="doubt">doubt</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="driver">driver</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="owe">owe</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> $1,000.</p>
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