Drought Attacks Georgia
<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="The">The</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Georgia">Georgia</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="midst">midst</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="drought">drought</span>. <span word="Experts">Experts</span> <span word="predict">predict</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="unless">unless</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="rains">rains</span> <span word="cats">cats</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dogs">dogs</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="soon">soon</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Atlanta">Atlanta</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="drinking">drinking</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="months">months</span>. <span word="Lake">Lake</span> <span word="Lanier">Lanier</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="source">source</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Atlantas">Atlantas</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="delivery">delivery</span> <span word="system">system</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="only">only</span> 20 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="usual">usual</span> <span word="level">level</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="matters">matters</span> <span word="worse">worse</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="Georgia">Georgia</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="block">block</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flow">flow</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chattahoochee">Chattahoochee</span> <span word="River">River</span> <span word="southward">southward</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Alabama">Alabama</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Florida">Florida</span>, <span word="those">those</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="threatened">threatened</span> <span word="Georgia">Georgia</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="lawsuits">lawsuits</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="claimed">claimed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="desperate">desperate</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="entitled">entitled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="river">river</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Georgia">Georgia</span> <span word="was">was</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Georgia">Georgia</span> <span word="Civil">Civil</span> <span word="Air">Air</span> <span word="Patrol">Patrol</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="seed">seed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="clouds">clouds</span> <span word="overhead">overhead</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="months">months</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="avail">avail</span>. <span word="State">State</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="Cherokee">Cherokee</span> <span word="Indians">Indians</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rain">rain</span> <span word="dance">dance</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Indians">Indians</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rain">rain</span> <span word="dance">dance</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="returned">returned</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="stole">stole</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Cherokees">Cherokees</span>. <span word="Officials">Officials</span> <span word="hired">hired</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nations">nations</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="finder">finder</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="whiskey">whiskey</span>.</p><p> <span word="Finally">Finally</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="governor">governor</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="steps">steps</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="capitol">capitol</span> <span word="building">building</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bow">bow</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="heads">heads</span>, <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="heaven">heaven</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="prayed">prayed</span>. <span word="Lord">Lord</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="asking">asking</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="relief">relief</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="us">us</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sick">sick</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="state">state</span>. <span word="Thank">Thank</span> <span word="you">you</span>, <span word="oh">oh</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="powerful">powerful</span> <span word="Lord">Lord</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Georgia">Georgia</span> <span word="Association">Association</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Atheists">Atheists</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span> <span word="sued">sued</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="governor">governor</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="conducting">conducting</span> <span word="prayer">prayer</span> <span word="sessions">sessions</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="property">property</span>.</p>
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