The Hospital Orderly (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="Jake">Jake</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="sick">sick</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="repeatedly">repeatedly</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="infectionsmostly">infectionsmostly</span> <span word="colds">colds</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flufrom">flufrom</span> <span word="patients">patients</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="lucky">lucky</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="alive">alive</span>, <span word="considering">considering</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="hed">hed</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="deadly">deadly</span> <span word="bacteria">bacteria</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="viruses">viruses</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="immunity">immunity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="drugs">drugs</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="hospital">hospital</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dangerous">dangerous</span> <span word="place">place</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hospital">hospital</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="nowhere">nowhere</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="spring">spring</span> <span word="chicken">chicken</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="pay">pay</span>, <span word="benefits">benefits</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="good">good</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="schedule">schedule</span> <span word="regularly">regularly</span> <span word="included">included</span> <span word="three">three</span>- <span word="or">or</span> <span word="four">four</span>-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="weekends">weekends</span>.</p><p> <span word="But">But</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="motions">motions</span>, <span word="day">day</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="day">day</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ladder">ladder</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="orderly">orderly</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="qualify">qualify</span> <span word="for">for</span>, <span word="unless">unless</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tech">tech</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="registered">registered</span> <span word="nurse">nurse</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hospital">hospital</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="out">out</span>.</p><p> <span word="He">He</span> <span word="wished">wished</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="stayed">stayed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="assistant">assistant</span> <span word="pro">pro</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Brookside">Brookside</span> <span word="Golf">Golf</span> <span word="Course">Course</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="benefits">benefits</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="few">few</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="golf">golf</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="passion">passion</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="loved">loved</span> <span word="teaching">teaching</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="others">others</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="golf">golf</span> <span word="coursethe">coursethe</span> <span word="freshly">freshly</span> <span word="mowed">mowed</span> <span word="green">green</span> <span word="grass">grass</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="blue">blue</span> <span word="sky">sky</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="clouds">clouds</span>. <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sick">sick</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="sightonly">sightonly</span> <span word="healthy">healthy</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="enjoying">enjoying</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span>. <span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="quit">quit</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="job">job</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="wondered">wondered</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="over">over</span>. <span word="Ten">Ten</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="reason">reason</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="couldnt">couldnt</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="now">now</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="constant">constant</span> <span word="regret">regret</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="poorest">poorest</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="made">made</span>.</p>
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