The Man Who Loved Women
<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="Grady">Grady</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="rich">rich</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> 78 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="deathbed">deathbed</span>. <span word="No">No</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="moneyor">moneyor</span> <span word="lovecould">lovecould</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="now">now</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="youth">youth</span>, <span word="Grady">Grady</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="skirt">skirt</span>-<span word="chaser">chaser</span>. <span word="No">No</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="safe">safe</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="charm">charm</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="juggle">juggle</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="girlfriends">girlfriends</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="time">time</span>.</p><p> <span word="Hed">Hed</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="accidentally">accidentally</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="names">names</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="happened">happened</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="girlfriend">girlfriend</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="upset">upset</span>. <span word="Instead">Instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="lying">lying</span>, <span word="Grady">Grady</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="admit">admit</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="girlfriendor">girlfriendor</span> <span word="two">two</span>. <span word="But">But</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="add">add</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="one">one</span>. <span word="Youll">Youll</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="one">one</span>.</p><p> <span word="Somehow">Somehow</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="lie">lie</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="worked">worked</span>. <span word="Sometimes">Sometimes</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="various">various</span> <span word="girlfriends">girlfriends</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="friends">friends</span>.</p><p> <span word="Any">Any</span> <span word="attractive">attractive</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="target">target</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Grady">Grady</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="walk">walk</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="Youre">Youre</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="attractive">attractive</span>. <span word="Are">Are</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="unattached">unattached</span>? <span word="If">If</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="yes">yes</span>, <span word="hed">hed</span> <span word="invite">invite</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cup">cup</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="coffee">coffee</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="there">there</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="yes">yes</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="coffee">coffee</span>, <span word="hed">hed</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rain">rain</span> <span word="check">check</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="no">no</span>, <span word="hed">hed</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="twin">twin</span> <span word="sister">sister</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="unattached">unattached</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="smile">smile</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="laugh">laugh</span>. <span word="Sometimes">Sometimes</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="yes">yes</span>.</p><p> <span word="Grady">Grady</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wonderful">wonderful</span> <span word="dancer">dancer</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="average">average</span>-<span word="looking">looking</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="carried">carried</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="confidence">confidence</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="smile">smile</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pleasant">pleasant</span> <span word="laugh">laugh</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="read">read</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="thousand">thousand</span> <span word="jokes">jokes</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="habits">habits</span>. <span word="Perhaps">Perhaps</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="important">important</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="woman">woman</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="girlfriends">girlfriends</span>.</p>
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