Driver Loses Mabel
<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> <span word="fifteen">fifteen</span>-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="boy">boy</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="injured">injured</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="accident">accident</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="minivan">minivan</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="traveling">traveling</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pickup">pickup</span> <span word="truck">truck</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="intersection">intersection</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="boy">boy</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nearby">nearby</span> <span word="hospital">hospital</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="paramedics">paramedics</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="appeared">appeared</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boy">boy</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="broken">broken</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="leg">leg</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="internal">internal</span> <span word="injuries">injuries</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="possibility">possibility</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="boy">boy</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="conscious">conscious</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="alert">alert</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="mother">mother</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="driving">driving</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="uninjured">uninjured</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="truck">truck</span> <span word="appeared">appeared</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="nowhere">nowhere</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="die">die</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="steering">steering</span> <span word="wheel">wheel</span> <span word="sharply">sharply</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="left">left</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="truck">truck</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="minivan">minivan</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="passenger">passenger</span> <span word="side">side</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="driver">driver</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="truck">truck</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> 50-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="unemployed">unemployed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="apparently">apparently</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="drinkingpolice">drinkingpolice</span> <span word="found">found</span> 18 <span word="empty">empty</span> <span word="beer">beer</span> <span word="cans">cans</span> <span word="inside">inside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="truck">truck</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="denied">denied</span> <span word="drinking">drinking</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="sobriety">sobriety</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="touch">touch</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="nose">nose</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="arms">arms</span> <span word="outstretched">outstretched</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span> <span word="closed">closed</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="unable">unable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="touch">touch</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="head">head</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="handcuffed">handcuffed</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="Mabel">Mabel</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="seat">seat</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="vehicle">vehicle</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="Mabel">Mabel</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wife">wife</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="Shes">Shes</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="dog">dog</span>, <span word="my">my</span> <span word="dog">dog</span>! <span word="Wheres">Wheres</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="baby">baby</span>? <span word="A">A</span> <span word="dog">dog</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="collar">collar</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="identification">identification</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="half">half</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="block">block</span> <span word="away">away</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="jail">jail</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="booked">booked</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="suspicion">suspicion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="driving">driving</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="intoxicated">intoxicated</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="causing">causing</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="accident">accident</span>.</p>
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