The Move to Georgia (2)
<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="and">and</span> <span word="Jaspers">Jaspers</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="condo">condo</span> <span word="certainly">certainly</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="small">small</span>1,200 <span word="square">square</span> <span word="feet">feet</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="floor">floor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="three">three</span>-<span word="story">story</span> <span word="building">building</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="garage">garage</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="cars">cars</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="designated">designated</span> <span word="parking">parking</span> <span word="space">space</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="Evelyn">Evelyn</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="grocery">grocery</span> <span word="shopping">shopping</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lug">lug</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="groceries">groceries</span> 100 <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="condosometimes">condosometimes</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="lucky">lucky</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="parking">parking</span> <span word="spot">spot</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="condo">condo</span>.</p><p> <span word="Evelyn">Evelyn</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="appreciate">appreciate</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="convenient">convenient</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="park">park</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="garage">garage</span> <span word="for">for</span> 20 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="walk">walk</span> <span word="directly">directly</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kitchen">kitchen</span>. <span word="Just">Just</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="fun">fun</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="Im">Im</span> <span word="caught">caught</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="grocery">grocery</span> <span word="bags">bags</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rainstorm">rainstorm</span>! <span word="And">And</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="neighbors">neighbors</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="friendswere">friendswere</span> <span word="outsiders">outsiders</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="pool">pool</span> <span word="regularly">regularly</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="stopped">stopped</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="introduce">introduce</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span>. <span word="Whatever">Whatever</span> <span word="happened">happened</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="hospitality">hospitality</span>? <span word="And">And</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="sisters">sisters</span>? <span word="Theyre">Theyre</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="working">working</span>! <span word="What">What</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="weekend">weekend</span> <span word="theyre">theyre</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="tired">tired</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="out">out</span>?</p><p> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="better">better</span>; <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="house">house</span>, <span word="yard">yard</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="garage">garage</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="garden">garden</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="yard">yard</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="friends">friends</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="you">you</span>. <span word="Here">Here</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="job">job</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="Ive">Ive</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="willing">willing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="anything">anything</span>. <span word="Jasper">Jasper</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="gone">gone</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="Cadillacs">Cadillacs</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="farm">farm</span> <span word="country">country</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="tractors">tractors</span>! <span word="He">He</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="tired">tired</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="hardly">hardly</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="fishing">fishing</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="kicking">kicking</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="thoughtful">thoughtful</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="me">me</span>. <span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Evelyn">Evelyn</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="negative">negative</span>. <span word="Theyd">Theyd</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Georgia">Georgia</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="rough">rough</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="reminded">reminded</span> <span word="Evelyn">Evelyn</span>.</p>
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