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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="Police">Police</span> <span word="arrested">arrested</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="setting">setting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Malibu">Malibu</span> <span word="Canyon">Canyon</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="destroyed">destroyed</span> 53 <span word="homes">homes</span>, <span word="resulted">resulted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="temporary">temporary</span> <span word="evacuation">evacuation</span> <span word="of">of</span> 12,000 <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="burned">burned</span> 5,000 <span word="acres">acres</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="woodland">woodland</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="park">park</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="prohibited">prohibited</span> <span word="alcohol">alcohol</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fires">fires</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="men">men</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="friends">friends</span>, <span word="were">were</span> <span word="drinking">drinking</span> <span word="beer">beer</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wine">wine</span>; <span word="a">a</span> <span word="campfire">campfire</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="warm">warm</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="chilly">chilly</span>, <span word="windy">windy</span> <span word="evening">evening</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="roasting">roasting</span> <span word="hotdogs">hotdogs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="marshmallows">marshmallows</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="campfire">campfire</span>.</p><p> <span word="Firemen">Firemen</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="deputy">deputy</span> <span word="sheriffs">sheriffs</span> <span word="searched">searched</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="park">park</span> <span word="afterward">afterward</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="food">food</span>, <span word="food">food</span> <span word="packages">packages</span>, <span word="empty">empty</span> <span word="bottles">bottles</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cans">cans</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="receipts">receipts</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="deputy">deputy</span> <span word="sheriffs">sheriffs</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Ralphs">Ralphs</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="supermarket">supermarket</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="receipts">receipts</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="from">from</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="assistant">assistant</span> <span word="manager">manager</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="booze">booze</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="sold">sold</span>.</p><p> <span word="Oh">Oh</span>, <span word="yes">yes</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="well">well</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="regular">regular</span> <span word="customers">customers</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="night">night</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="firewood">firewood</span>, <span word="food">food</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="alcohol">alcohol</span>, <span word="often">often</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="credit">credit</span> <span word="card">card</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="wondered">wondered</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="firewood">firewood</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="prohibited">prohibited</span> <span word="area">area</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="seemed">seemed</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="intelligent">intelligent</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="deputy">deputy</span> <span word="sheriff">sheriff</span>.</p><p> <span word="At">At</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="televised">televised</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="conference">conference</span>, <span word="County">County</span> <span word="Sheriff">Sheriff</span> <span word="Lee">Lee</span> <span word="Baca">Baca</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="arrests">arrests</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="homeowner">homeowner</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="bitter">bitter</span>. <span word="Thats">Thats</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="detective">detective</span> <span word="work">work</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="what">what</span>? <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="Martha">Martha</span> <span word="Knapp">Knapp</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="arrests">arrests</span> <span word="arent">arent</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rebuild">rebuild</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="homes">homes</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="diminish">diminish</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="misery">misery</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="guys">guys</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="younghalf">younghalf</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="paying">paying</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="losses">losses</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="happen">happen</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wish">wish</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="burnt">burnt</span> <span word="down">down</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="enjoyed">enjoyed</span> <span word="kicking">kicking</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="bodies">bodies</span>.</p>
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