There Goes the Neighborhood
<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="Carbon">Carbon</span> <span word="Street">Street</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span>, <span word="tree">tree</span>-<span word="lined">lined</span> <span word="street">street</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="majestic">majestic</span> <span word="houses">houses</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="side">side</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="houses">houses</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="owned">owned</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="millionaires">millionaires</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="cherish">cherish</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="quiet">quiet</span>, <span word="residential">residential</span> <span word="street">street</span>. <span word="Throughout">Throughout</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="noise">noise</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="various">various</span> <span word="birds">birds</span> <span word="singing">singing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trees">trees</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="occasional">occasional</span> <span word="jetliner">jetliner</span> <span word="flying">flying</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="overhead">overhead</span>. <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="leaf">leaf</span> <span word="blowers">blowers</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="lawn">lawn</span> <span word="mowers">mowers</span> <span word="invades">invades</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="silence">silence</span>.</p><p> <span word="But">But</span>, <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="lasts">lasts</span> <span word="forever">forever</span>. <span word="Carbon">Carbon</span> <span word="Street">Street</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="change">change</span>. <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Bing">Bing</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="made">made</span> <span word="billionaire">billionaire</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="plan">plan</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="plan">plan</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="house">house</span>. <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Bing">Bing</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="likes">likes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="big">big</span>.</p><p> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>. <span word="Whats">Whats</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="planet">planet</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="youre">youre</span> <span word="here">here</span>? <span word="After">After</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="searching">searching</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="determined">determined</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Carbon">Carbon</span> <span word="Street">Street</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="perfect">perfect</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="live">live</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="street">street</span>. <span word="Construction">Construction</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="Im">Im</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="throw">throw</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="weekend">weekend</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="friends">friends</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="fantastic">fantastic</span>!</p><p> <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nightmare">nightmare</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="neighbor">neighbor</span>. <span word="Were">Were</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="realtors">realtors</span>. <span word="Three">Three</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="construction">construction</span>. <span word="Three">Three</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="trucks">trucks</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="forth">forth</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="day">day</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="parties">parties</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="weekend">weekend</span>? <span word="We">We</span> <span word="cant">cant</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="sue">sue</span> <span word="himI">himI</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="hes">hes</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="state">state</span>. <span word="No">No</span>, <span word="its">its</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="move">move</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nicest">nicest</span> <span word="neighborhood">neighborhood</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worst">worst</span> <span word="neighborhood">neighborhood</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="neighbor">neighbor</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wonder">wonder</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idiot">idiot</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="street">street</span>.</p>
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