Food Fight Erupted in Prison
<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="Inmates">Inmates</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="correctional">correctional</span> <span word="officers">officers</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tower">tower</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="prison">prison</span> <span word="complex">complex</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="inmates">inmates</span> <span word="captured">captured</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="officers">officers</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="officers">officers</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="quell">quell</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="dining">dining</span> <span word="room">room</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="erupted">erupted</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prisoners">prisoners</span> <span word="discovered">discovered</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="candy">candy</span> <span word="ration">ration</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="half">half</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="candy">candy</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="bartering">bartering</span> <span word="item">item</span>. <span word="Inmates">Inmates</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="cigarettes">cigarettes</span>, <span word="cigars">cigars</span>, <span word="magazines">magazines</span>, <span word="stationery">stationery</span>, <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="dictionaries">dictionaries</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="items">items</span>. <span word="Prison">Prison</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="luxury">luxury</span> <span word="item">item</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="basic">basic</span> <span word="items">items</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="soap">soap</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="razors">razors</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="toilet">toilet</span> <span word="paper">paper</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="prisoners">prisoners</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="berserk">berserk</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reduction">reduction</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="threw">threw</span> <span word="food">food</span>, <span word="plates">plates</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="silverware">silverware</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="doors">doors</span>, <span word="windows">windows</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="guards">guards</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="grabbed">grabbed</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="guards">guards</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hauled">hauled</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tower">tower</span>. <span word="Once">Once</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tower">tower</span> <span word="door">door</span> <span word="secured">secured</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="messages">messages</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prison">prison</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="demanding">demanding</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="bags">bags</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="candy">candy</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="exchange">exchange</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="sparing">sparing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="guards">guards</span> <span word="lives">lives</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="warden">warden</span> <span word="complied">complied</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="demands">demands</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="negotiations">negotiations</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prisoners">prisoners</span> <span word="approved">approved</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="restored">restored</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="candy">candy</span> <span word="ration">ration</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="administration">administration</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="soap">soap</span> <span word="allotments">allotments</span> <span word="by">by</span> 75 <span word="percent">percent</span>.</p><p> </p>
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