Millions for Homeless
<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="Federal">Federal</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Housing">Housing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Urban">Urban</span> <span word="Development">Development</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="awarded">awarded</span> $5 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="nonprofit">nonprofit</span> <span word="organizations">organizations</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="distributed">distributed</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="four">four</span>-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="aimed">aimed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="helping">helping</span> <span word="approximately">approximately</span> 1,000 <span word="homeless">homeless</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="county">county</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Arvada">Arvada</span>.</p><p> <span word="One">One</span> <span word="agency">agency</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="headquarters">headquarters</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Woodbridge">Woodbridge</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="slated">slated</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="receive">receive</span> $1.5 <span word="million">million</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="agency">agency</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="focus">focus</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="resources">resources</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="educating">educating</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="homeless">homeless</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="school">school</span>-<span word="home">home</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="money">money</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="school">school</span>-<span word="home">home</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="sounds">sounds</span> <span word="like">like</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="home">home</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="built">built</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="school">school</span>-<span word="homes">homes</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="county">county</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="homeless">homeless</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="street">street</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="educate">educate</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="street">street</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="teach">teach</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="auto">auto</span> <span word="mechanics">mechanics</span>, <span word="plumbers">plumbers</span>, <span word="landscapers">landscapers</span>, <span word="painters">painters</span>, <span word="carpenters">carpenters</span>, <span word="bricklayers">bricklayers</span>, <span word="electricians">electricians</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="air">air</span>-<span word="conditioning">conditioning</span> <span word="repairmen">repairmen</span>.</p><p> <span word="You">You</span> <span word="wouldnt">wouldnt</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="success">success</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="had">had</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="our">our</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="air">air</span>-<span word="conditioning">conditioning</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="out">out</span>. <span word="My">My</span> <span word="secretary">secretary</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="repairman">repairman</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="repairman">repairman</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="homeless">homeless</span> <span word="students">students</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="owns">owns</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="air">air</span>-<span word="conditioning">conditioning</span> <span word="business">business</span>, <span word="plus">plus</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="houses">houses</span>, <span word="two">two</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="boat">boat</span>! <span word="He">He</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dozen">dozen</span> <span word="employees">employees</span>. <span word="Holy">Holy</span> <span word="cow">cow</span>! <span word="Hes">Hes</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="fixed">fixed</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="air">air</span>-<span word="conditioning">conditioning</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="free">free</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span>-<span word="conditioning">conditioning</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="myself">myself</span>.</p>
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