Pier Collapses
<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="The">The</span> <span word="Oakville">Oakville</span> <span word="pier">pier</span> <span word="collapsed">collapsed</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span> <span word="at">at</span> 3:30. <span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pier">pier</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="collapse">collapse</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="only">only</span> 15 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="injured">injured</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="seriously">seriously</span> <span word="injured">injured</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> 43-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="suffered">suffered</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="broken">broken</span> <span word="legs">legs</span>, <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="broken">broken</span> <span word="ribs">ribs</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="punctured">punctured</span> <span word="lung">lung</span>.</p><p> <span word="Hundreds">Hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="gathered">gathered</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="watch">watch</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rescue">rescue</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span>. <span word="Three">Three</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="television">television</span> <span word="stations">stations</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="radio">radio</span> <span word="stations">stations</span> <span word="broadcast">broadcast</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pier">pier</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="collapse">collapse</span> <span word="occurred">occurred</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="rig">rig</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="slammed">slammed</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="supports">supports</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pier">pier</span>.</p><p> <span word="For">For</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="reasons">reasons</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="council">council</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pier">pier</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="local">local</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pier">pier</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="nearby">nearby</span> <span word="protested">protested</span>. <span word="Oakville">Oakville</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wait">wait</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="tomorrow">tomorrow</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="sending">sending</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="structural">structural</span> <span word="engineer">engineer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="investigate">investigate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="damage">damage</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="driver">driver</span> <span word="reeked">reeked</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="booze">booze</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="officer">officer</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="written">written</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="truck">truck</span> <span word="driver">driver</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ticket">ticket</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="driving">driving</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="influence">influence</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="drunk">drunk</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="apply">apply</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="brakes">brakes</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="crashed">crashed</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="support">support</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="miracle">miracle</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="kill">kill</span> <span word="someone">someone</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="officer">officer</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="driver">driver</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="jail">jail</span>.</p><p> <span word="City">City</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="complete">complete</span> <span word="damage">damage</span> <span word="estimate">estimate</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="repairs">repairs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pier">pier</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> $500,000 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="more">more</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="unhappy">unhappy</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="repair">repair</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="significantly">significantly</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="consumer">consumer</span> <span word="purchases">purchases</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="summer">summer</span> <span word="season">season</span>.</p>
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