Murals Are Over 200 Years Old
<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="Two">Two</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="chanced">chanced</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="trap">trap</span> <span word="door">door</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="historic">historic</span> <span word="church">church</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="San">San</span> <span word="Francisco">Francisco</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="discovered">discovered</span> 23 <span word="religious">religious</span> <span word="murals">murals</span> <span word="painted">painted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Native">Native</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 200 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="murals">murals</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="scenes">scenes</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Bible">Bible</span>. <span word="Arthur">Arthur</span> <span word="Anderson">Anderson</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="artist">artist</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Eric">Eric</span> <span word="Bush">Bush</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="painter">painter</span>, <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="church">church</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="before">before</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="aware">aware</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="trap">trap</span> <span word="doors">doors</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="building">building</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="discovered">discovered</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Arthur">Arthur</span> <span word="dropped">dropped</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="coin">coin</span> <span word="onto">onto</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="floor">floor</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="pulling">pulling</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="knife">knife</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="pants">pants</span> <span word="pocket">pocket</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coin">coin</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="floor">floor</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="roll">roll</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="searching">searching</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="minute">minute</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="dime">dime</span>. <span word="Gotcha">Gotcha</span>! <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="proudly">proudly</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unusual">unusual</span> <span word="gap">gap</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="floor">floor</span> <span word="board">board</span>. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="knife">knife</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="digging">digging</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gap">gap</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="floor">floor</span> <span word="board">board</span> <span word="suddenly">suddenly</span> <span word="loosened">loosened</span>. <span word="Arthur">Arthur</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="onto">onto</span> <span word="something">something</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="removed">removed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="floor">floor</span> <span word="board">board</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rope">rope</span> <span word="handle">handle</span> <span word="attached">attached</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="trap">trap</span> <span word="door">door</span>. <span word="Eric">Eric</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="Arthur">Arthur</span> <span word="remove">remove</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="floor">floor</span> <span word="boards">boards</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="Arthur">Arthur</span> <span word="slid">slid</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trap">trap</span> <span word="door">door</span>.</p><p> <span word="Beneath">Beneath</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hole">hole</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span> <span word="about">about</span> 15 <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="long">long</span>, 10 <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="wide">wide</span>, <span word="and">and</span> 2 <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="deep">deep</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="shined">shined</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="flashlight">flashlight</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hole">hole</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="murals">murals</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="wrapped">wrapped</span>, <span word="covered">covered</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="otherwise">otherwise</span> <span word="protected">protected</span>. <span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="wonderful">wonderful</span> <span word="condition">condition</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Eric">Eric</span>.</p>
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