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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="On">On</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>, <span word="Archie">Archie</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="recording">recording</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="escaped">escaped</span> <span word="jury">jury</span> <span word="duty">duty</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="days">days</span>, <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>. <span word="Only">Only</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span>.</p><p> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="Gil">Gil</span> <span word="called">called</span>, <span word="asking">asking</span> <span word="Archie">Archie</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="golf">golf</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>. <span word="Archie">Archie</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="jury">jury</span> <span word="duty">duty</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="week">week</span>. <span word="Gil">Gil</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>! <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>. <span word="Youve">Youve</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="it">it</span>! <span word="Theres">Theres</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="theyre">theyre</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="jury">jury</span> <span word="duty">duty</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="week">week</span>. <span word="Archie">Archie</span> <span word="couldnt">couldnt</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Gil">Gil</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span>. <span word="Archie">Archie</span> <span word="knocked">knocked</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wooden">wooden</span> <span word="bookcase">bookcase</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="hoped">hoped</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Gil">Gil</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="right">right</span>.</p><p> <span word="At">At</span> 5:05 <span word="that">that</span> <span word="evening">evening</span>, <span word="still">still</span> <span word="worried">worried</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Gil">Gil</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="jinxed">jinxed</span> <span word="him">him</span>, <span word="Archie">Archie</span> <span word="dialed">dialed</span> <span word="the">the</span> 800 <span word="number">number</span>. <span word="Sure">Sure</span> <span word="enough">enough</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="recording">recording</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="noon">noon</span> <span word="and">and</span> 12:30, <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="usual">usual</span> 5 <span word="p">p</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="Damn">Damn</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Gil">Gil</span>, <span word="Archie">Archie</span> <span word="thought">thought</span>.</p><p> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="anxiously">anxiously</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="at">at</span> 12:28. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="recording">recording</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="jury">jury</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="finished">finished</span>! <span word="All">All</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="mail">mail</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="affidavit">affidavit</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="envelope">envelope</span>. <span word="Archie">Archie</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="affidavit">affidavit</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="envelope">envelope</span>, <span word="put">put</span> <span word="a">a</span> 41-<span word="cent">cent</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="stamp">stamp</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="envelope">envelope</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="drove">drove</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="post">post</span> <span word="office">office</span>. <span word="Whistling">Whistling</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="dropped">dropped</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="envelope">envelope</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mailbox">mailbox</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="happily">happily</span> <span word="washed">washed</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="privilege">privilege</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="jury">jury</span> <span word="service">service</span>.</p>
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