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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="A">A</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="apparent">apparent</span> <span word="murder">murder</span>-<span word="suicide">suicide</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Altadena">Altadena</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="was">was</span> 74-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="Dominic">Dominic</span> <span word="Vittorio">Vittorio</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="his">his</span> 70-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="wife">wife</span>, <span word="Victoria">Victoria</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="married">married</span> <span word="for">for</span> 50 <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="their">their</span> 50<span word="th">th</span> <span word="anniversary">anniversary</span> <span word="occurred">occurred</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="next">next</span>-<span word="door">door</span> <span word="neighbor">neighbor</span>, <span word="Mrs">Mrs</span>. <span word="Allen">Allen</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="childless">childless</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="friends">friends</span>. <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Vittorio">Vittorio</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="retired">retired</span> <span word="carpenter">carpenter</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="emphysema">emphysema</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="blind">blind</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="eye">eye</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cataract">cataract</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="diabetic">diabetic</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="foot">foot</span> <span word="amputated">amputated</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="complications">complications</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="disease">disease</span>. <span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="eyesight">eyesight</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="completely">completely</span> <span word="gone">gone</span>.</p><p> <span word="They">They</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nice">nice</span> <span word="couple">couple</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Mrs">Mrs</span>. <span word="Allen">Allen</span>. <span word="Ive">Ive</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> 20 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="so">so</span>. <span word="Im">Im</span> <span word="widowed">widowed</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Dom">Dom</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="changing">changing</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="bulbs">bulbs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fixing">fixing</span> <span word="appliances">appliances</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="kids">kids</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="friendly">friendly</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="neighborhood">neighborhood</span> <span word="kids">kids</span>. <span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="Halloween">Halloween</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="handed">handed</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="tons">tons</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="candy">candy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fresh">fresh</span> <span word="fruit">fruit</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="Vicky">Vicky</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="diabetes">diabetes</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="havent">havent</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Dom">Dom</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="friendly">friendly</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="seemed">seemed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="quieter">quieter</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="quieter">quieter</span>.</p><p> <span word="She">She</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="twice">twice</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="kinds">kinds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nicest">nicest</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="happened">happened</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="sicker">sicker</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="talk">talk</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="conversations">conversations</span> <span word="steadily">steadily</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="shorter">shorter</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="seemed">seemed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="listening">listening</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="talking">talking</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="pain">pain</span>.</p>
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