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<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="mayors">mayors</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bet">bet</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outcome">outcome</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Vegetable">Vegetable</span> <span word="Bowl">Bowl</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="teams">teams</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="Arvadas">Arvadas</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="lost">lost</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mayor">mayor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Arvada">Arvada</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="send">send</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mayor">mayor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Boulder">Boulder</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="pounds">pounds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sliced">sliced</span> <span word="potatoes">potatoes</span>, <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="frying">frying</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="Boulders">Boulders</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="lost">lost</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mayor">mayor</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="send">send</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="pounds">pounds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sliced">sliced</span> <span word="tomatoes">tomatoes</span>, <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="sandwiches">sandwiches</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="salads">salads</span>.</p><p> <span word="Unfortunately">Unfortunately</span>, <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="started">started</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mayor">mayor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Boulder">Boulder</span> <span word="overheard">overheard</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Arvada">Arvada</span> <span word="mayor">mayor</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="someone">someone</span>: <span word="They">They</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worst">worst</span> <span word="tomatoes">tomatoes</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="send">send</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="tomatoes">tomatoes</span>, <span word="Im">Im</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="pig">pig</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="mayor">mayor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Boulder">Boulder</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="upset">upset</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="this">this</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="Boulders">Boulders</span> <span word="tomatoes">tomatoes</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="thought">thought</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="played">played</span>. <span word="Boulder">Boulder</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="star">star</span> <span word="quarterback">quarterback</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="tripped">tripped</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cheerleader">cheerleader</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sprained">sprained</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="toe">toe</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="quarterback">quarterback</span> <span word="glumly">glumly</span> <span word="watched">watched</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bench">bench</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="ended">ended</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="losing">losing</span>, 38 <span word="to">to</span> 12. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="mayors">mayors</span> <span word="shook">shook</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Arvada">Arvada</span> <span word="mayor">mayor</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="Im">Im</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="tomatoes">tomatoes</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Boulder">Boulder</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stadium">stadium</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="unhappy">unhappy</span> <span word="fans">fans</span> <span word="threw">threw</span> <span word="ripe">ripe</span> <span word="tomatoes">tomatoes</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p><p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mayor">mayor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Arvada">Arvada</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="package">package</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="beautifully">beautifully</span> <span word="sliced">sliced</span> <span word="tomatoes">tomatoes</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="pig">pig</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="gobbled">gobbled</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="up">up</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mayor">mayor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Boulder">Boulder</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="Arvadas">Arvadas</span> <span word="mayor">mayor</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="called">called</span>. <span word="No">No</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="Why">Why</span>? <span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="mixed">mixed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pint">pint</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="sauce">sauce</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tomatoes">tomatoes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="pigs">pigs</span> <span word="doing">doing</span>.</p>
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