The Starbucks Robbery
<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="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="crime">crime</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Los">Los</span> <span word="Angeles">Angeles</span>. <span word="Customers">Customers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="enjoying">enjoying</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="meals">meals</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="restaurant">restaurant</span>. <span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="criminals">criminals</span> <span word="stroll">stroll</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="waving">waving</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="guns">guns</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="demand">demand</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="wallets">wallets</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="empty">empty</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="purses">purses</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bag">bag</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gunmen">gunmen</span> <span word="stroll">stroll</span> <span word="out">out</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="wear">wear</span> <span word="hoodies">hoodies</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="baseball">baseball</span> <span word="caps">caps</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="sunglasses">sunglasses</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="thwart">thwart</span> <span word="identification">identification</span>.</p><p> <span word="At">At</span> 9:30 <span word="p">p</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="establishment">establishment</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Starbucks">Starbucks</span>. <span word="Three">Three</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="walked">walked</span> <span word="in">in</span>, <span word="emptied">emptied</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cash">cash</span> <span word="register">register</span>, <span word="robbed">robbed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="employees">employees</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="customers">customers</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="walked">walked</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="stolen">stolen</span> <span word="SUV">SUV</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="respond">respond</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="chase">chase</span> <span word="ended">ended</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="ramming">ramming</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="SUV">SUV</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Third">Third</span> <span word="Street">Street</span> <span word="overpass">overpass</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="SUV">SUV</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stop">stop</span>, <span word="but">but</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="happens">happens</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="criminals">criminals</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="unhurt">unhurt</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span> <span word="hopped">hopped</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="SUV">SUV</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="directions">directions</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="about">about</span> 10 <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="catch">catch</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span>; <span word="one">one</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="hidden">hidden</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dumpster">dumpster</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="broken">broken</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="window">window</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hidden">hidden</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="car">car</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="one">one</span>, <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="running">running</span>, <span word="had">had</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="quicker">quicker</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="jump">jump</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="overpass">overpass</span> <span word="onto">onto</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="freeway">freeway</span> 20 <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="below">below</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="landed">landed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="emergency">emergency</span> <span word="lane">lane</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="run">run</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="him">him</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="dead">dead</span>. <span word="Too">Too</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="wasnt">wasnt</span> <span word="holding">holding</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="jumped">jumped</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="officer">officer</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="nameless">nameless</span>.</p>
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