Writers Go on Strike
<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="DVD">DVD</span> <span word="retails">retails</span> <span word="for">for</span> $10 <span word="or">or</span> <span word="more">more</span>. <span word="Out">Out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="writers">writers</span> <span word="currently">currently</span> <span word="get">get</span> 4 <span word="or">or</span> 5 <span word="cents">cents</span>. <span word="Were">Were</span> <span word="asking">asking</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> 8 <span word="cents">cents</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="DVD">DVD</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="producers">producers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="asking">asking</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="much">much</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="television">television</span> <span word="writer">writer</span> <span word="Saul">Saul</span> <span word="Blooms">Blooms</span> <span word="argument">argument</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Writers">Writers</span> <span word="Guild">Guild</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="strike">strike</span> <span word="tomorrow">tomorrow</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="strike">strike</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="movie">movie</span> <span word="writers">writers</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="greatly">greatly</span> <span word="affect">affect</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="movie">movie</span> <span word="production">production</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="strike">strike</span>, <span word="in">in</span> 1988, <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="strike">strike</span> <span word="lasted">lasted</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="months">months</span>. <span word="Such">Such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strike">strike</span> <span word="affects">affects</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="business">business</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="movie">movie</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="executives">executives</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="selling">selling</span> <span word="popcorn">popcorn</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="movie">movie</span> <span word="theaters">theaters</span>.</p><p> <span word="All">All</span> <span word="movies">movies</span> <span word="currently">currently</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="production">production</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="require">require</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="skills">skills</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="active">active</span> <span word="writers">writers</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="halt">halt</span> <span word="production">production</span>. <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="networks">networks</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="substitute">substitute</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="reality">reality</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="require">require</span> <span word="professional">professional</span> <span word="writers">writers</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="addition">addition</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="plenty">plenty</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="reruns">reruns</span>. <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="viewers">viewers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="search">search</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fresh">fresh</span> <span word="programs">programs</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="switch">switch</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cable">cable</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="rent">rent</span> <span word="DVDs">DVDs</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="nationwide">nationwide</span> <span word="poll">poll</span> <span word="indicates">indicates</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="strongly">strongly</span> <span word="supports">supports</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="writers">writers</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="underpaid">underpaid</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="unappreciated">unappreciated</span>.</p><p> <span word="Writers">Writers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="demanding">demanding</span>, <span word="complained">complained</span> <span word="Reese">Reese</span> <span word="Majors">Majors</span>, <span word="vice">vice</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="CEC">CEC</span> <span word="Entertainment">Entertainment</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="production">production</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="airing">airing</span> <span word="weekly">weekly</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="network">network</span> <span word="TV">TV</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="special">special</span>. <span word="All">All</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="type">type</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bunch">bunch</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="onto">onto</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="paper">paper</span>. <span word="My">My</span> <span word="six">six</span>-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="that">that</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="claim">claim</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="writing">writing</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="work">work</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="comfort">comfort</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="homes">homes</span>? <span word="How">How</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="sitting">sitting</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="work">work</span>? <span word="The">The</span> <span word="actors">actors</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crew">crew</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="location">location</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="battle">battle</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cold">cold</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heat">heat</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="jet">jet</span> <span word="lag">lag</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="loneliness">loneliness</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="home">home</span>. <span word="No">No</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="cooking">cooking</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="themthey">themthey</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="catered">catered</span> <span word="meals">meals</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="whining">whining</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="cents">cents</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="DVD">DVD</span>!</p>
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