. Fishing Boat Sinks
<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> 70-<span word="foot">foot</span> <span word="fishing">fishing</span> <span word="boat">boat</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="SharkCatcher">SharkCatcher</span>, <span word="sank">sank</span> 5 <span word="miles">miles</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="shore">shore</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pacific">Pacific</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="about">about</span> 4:30 <span word="p">p</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="boat">boat</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="returning">returning</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="successful">successful</span> <span word="one">one</span>-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="trip">trip</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="were">were</span> 17 <span word="anglers">anglers</span> <span word="aboard">aboard</span> <span word="and">and</span> 4 <span word="crew">crew</span> <span word="members">members</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="about">about</span> 100 <span word="freshly">freshly</span> <span word="caught">caught</span> <span word="tuna">tuna</span>, <span word="salmon">salmon</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mackerel">mackerel</span> <span word="aboard">aboard</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="survived">survived</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sinking">sinking</span>.</p><p> <span word="Luckily">Luckily</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="SharkCatcher">SharkCatcher</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="sinking">sinking</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="quarter">quarter</span> <span word="mile">mile</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="fishing">fishing</span> <span word="boat">boat</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="TunaTaker">TunaTaker</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="returning">returning</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="trip">trip</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="captains">captains</span>, <span word="Moe">Moe</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Curly">Curly</span>, <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="radio">radio</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="headed">headed</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="landing">landing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Santa">Santa</span> <span word="Barbara">Barbara</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="comparing">comparing</span> <span word="notes">notes</span>: <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="caught">caught</span> <span word="what">what</span>, <span word="how">how</span> <span word="much">much</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="where">where</span>.</p><p> <span word="During">During</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="conversation">conversation</span>, <span word="Moe">Moe</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="sounded">sounded</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="explosion">explosion</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Curly">Curly</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="minute">minute</span>. <span word="Moes">Moes</span> <span word="crew">crew</span> <span word="discovered">discovered</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hole">hole</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hull">hull</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="plugs">plugs</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="pumps">pumps</span>. <span word="Moe">Moe</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Curly">Curly</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="help">help</span>. <span word="Moe">Moe</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="passengers">passengers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="don">don</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="lifejackets">lifejackets</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="abandon">abandon</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boat">boat</span>.</p><p> <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="boat">boat</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Ive">Ive</span> <span word="lost">lost</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Moe">Moe</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Ive">Ive</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="paying">paying</span> <span word="customers">customers</span>.</p><p> <span word="Curly">Curly</span>, <span word="captain">captain</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rescue">rescue</span> <span word="boat">boat</span>, <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="We">We</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="lucky">lucky</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="clear">clear</span>, <span word="calm">calm</span> <span word="day">day</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="pulled">pulled</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="water">water</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="smoothly">smoothly</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Coast">Coast</span> <span word="Guard">Guard</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="proud">proud</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span>.</p>
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