The Move to Georgia (1)
<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="Evelyn">Evelyn</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="husband">husband</span> <span word="Jasper">Jasper</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> 20 <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="wasnt">wasnt</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="exciting">exciting</span> <span word="life">life</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="by">by</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="owned">owned</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="house">house</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="weekend">weekend</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="horses">horses</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stable">stable</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mile">mile</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="house">house</span>. <span word="Jasper">Jasper</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="weekends">weekends</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="lake">lake</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mobile">mobile</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="boat">boat</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="fresh">fresh</span> <span word="fish">fish</span>. <span word="Evelyn">Evelyn</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Jaspers">Jaspers</span> <span word="romantic">romantic</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="wasnt">wasnt</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="ever">ever</span>.</p><p> <span word="Evelyn">Evelyn</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="sisters">sisters</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Georgia">Georgia</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="badgering">badgering</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Georgia">Georgia</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="together">together</span>. <span word="Jasper">Jasper</span> <span word="resisted">resisted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="familiar">familiar</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Georgias">Georgias</span> <span word="suffocating">suffocating</span> <span word="humidity">humidity</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="finally">finally</span> <span word="relented">relented</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sisters">sisters</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="condo">condo</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="only">only</span> 100 <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dock">dock</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="lake">lake</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="condo">condo</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="included">included</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="boat">boat</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dock">dock</span>.</p><p> <span word="Jasper">Jasper</span> <span word="flew">flew</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Georgia">Georgia</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="over">over</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="returned">returned</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Evelyn">Evelyn</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mobile">mobile</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="sale">sale</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="prefer">prefer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Georgia">Georgia</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="right">right</span>, <span word="although">although</span> <span word="small">small</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="important">important</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="happier">happier</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="sisters">sisters</span>. <span word="Evelyn">Evelyn</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="touched">touched</span>; <span word="how">how</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="considerate">considerate</span>?</p>
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