Let’s Go to Vegas
<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="Sandra">Sandra</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Las">Las</span> <span word="Vegas">Vegas</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="excited">excited</span>. <span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="sister">sister</span> <span word="Janice">Janice</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pick">pick</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span>. <span word="Sandra">Sandra</span> <span word="finished">finished</span> <span word="putting">putting</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="toothbrush">toothbrush</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="toothpaste">toothpaste</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="bag">bag</span>; <span word="those">those</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="items">items</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pack">pack</span> <span word="list">list</span>.</p><p> <span word="She">She</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Janice">Janice</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="herself">herself</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="hotel">hotel</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="rooms">rooms</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="available">available</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="advertised">advertised</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="surprise">surprise</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Sandra">Sandra</span>. <span word="So">So</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="a">a</span> $100 <span word="nonrefundable">nonrefundable</span> <span word="deposit">deposit</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="nights">nights</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="nights">nights</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> $200 <span word="plus">plus</span> <span word="taxes">taxes</span>, <span word="surcharges">surcharges</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="fees">fees</span>.</p><p> <span word="She">She</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="watch">watch</span>. <span word="Janice">Janice</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="late">late</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>. <span word="Sandra">Sandra</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="forgotten">forgotten</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remind">remind</span> <span word="Janice">Janice</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="todays">todays</span> <span word="departure">departure</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="kindly">kindly</span>, <span word="Janice">Janice</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="organized">organized</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>. <span word="Sandra">Sandra</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Janice">Janice</span> <span word="up">up</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="message">message</span>: <span word="Where">Where</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="you">you</span>? <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Vegas">Vegas</span>!</p><p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="Janice">Janice</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="back">back</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="problema">problema</span> <span word="schedule">schedule</span> <span word="conflict">conflict</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="promised">promised</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="attend">attend</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="daughters">daughters</span> <span word="eighth">eighth</span>-<span word="grade">grade</span> <span word="graduation">graduation</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="weekend">weekend</span>.</p><p> <span word="Oh">Oh</span>, <span word="Sandra">Sandra</span>, <span word="Im">Im</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="sorry">sorry</span>, <span word="Janice">Janice</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="this">this</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="Alices">Alices</span> <span word="graduation">graduation</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="week">week</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="confused">confused</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span>. <span word="Ill">Ill</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="you">you</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="promise">promise</span>. <span word="Maybe">Maybe</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="Lily">Lily</span>; <span word="she">she</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="available">available</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="notice">notice</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="not">not</span>, <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="worry">worry</span>, <span word="Ill">Ill</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="again">again</span>.</p>
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