Books Don’t Grow on Trees
<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="local">local</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="professor">professor</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="back">back</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="combined">combined</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tuition">tuition</span>, <span word="its">its</span> <span word="killing">killing</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="kids">kids</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Peter">Peter</span> <span word="Jason">Jason</span>, <span word="Ph">Ph</span>.<span word="D">D</span>. <span word="Remember">Remember</span>, <span word="students">students</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="poorest">poorest</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="America">America</span>. <span word="Almost">Almost</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="part">part</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="job">job</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="part">part</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="clerk">clerk</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="clothing">clothing</span> <span word="store">store</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="evenings">evenings</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pizza">pizza</span> <span word="cook">cook</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="weekends">weekends</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="manicures">manicures</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="beauty">beauty</span> <span word="salon">salon</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="manages">manages</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="GPA">GPA</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="full">full</span>-<span word="time">time</span>.</p><p> <span word="Textbook">Textbook</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="traditionally">traditionally</span> <span word="high">high</span>. <span word="Adding">Adding</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="instructors">instructors</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="textbooks">textbooks</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="year">year</span>; <span word="they">they</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="upgrade">upgrade</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="edition">edition</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="switch">switch</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="entirely">entirely</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="textbook">textbook</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="hurts">hurts</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="instructor">instructor</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="uses">uses</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="textbook">textbook</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="resale">resale</span> <span word="value">value</span>.</p><p> <span word="Dr">Dr</span>. <span word="Jason">Jason</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="easier">easier</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="cheaper">cheaper</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="writing">writing</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="bells">bells</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="whistles">whistles</span>: <span word="CD">CD</span>-<span word="ROMs">ROMs</span>, <span word="lots">lots</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="color">color</span> <span word="photographs">photographs</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lots">lots</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="graphics">graphics</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="talked">talked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="students">students</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="prefer">prefer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="simple">simple</span>. <span word="So">So</span>, <span word="during">during</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sabbatical">sabbatical</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wrote">wrote</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="textbook">textbook</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="wasnt">wasnt</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="winded">winded</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="Successful">Successful</span> <span word="Public">Public</span> <span word="Speaking">Speaking</span>: <span word="How">How</span> <span word="To">To</span> <span word="Be">Be</span> <span word="Brief">Brief</span>, <span word="Concise">Concise</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Point">Point</span>.</p>
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