Homemade Ship
<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="Hans">Hans</span> <span word="Andersen">Andersen</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="life">life</span>-<span word="long">long</span> <span word="fisherman">fisherman</span>, <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dream">dream</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sail">sail</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="sponsors">sponsors</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="subsidized">subsidized</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="trip">trip</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span> 40-<span word="foot">foot</span> <span word="yacht">yacht</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="technical">technical</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="gear">gear</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pleasant">pleasant</span> <span word="voyage">voyage</span>. <span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="except">except</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="sinking">sinking</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tips">tips</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="voyage">voyage</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="smoothly">smoothly</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="easy">easy</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="boat">boat</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="new">new</span>. <span word="Several">Several</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="built">built</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="boats">boats</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sailed">sailed</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>. <span word="No">No</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="unique">unique</span> <span word="boat">boat</span>. <span word="Watching">Watching</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="commercials">commercials</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="itice">itice</span> <span word="cream">cream</span> <span word="sticks">sticks</span>! <span word="He">He</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sail">sail</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="boat">boat</span> <span word="built">built</span> <span word="exclusively">exclusively</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ice">ice</span> <span word="cream">cream</span> <span word="sticks">sticks</span>.</p><p> <span word="He">He</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="word">word</span>. <span word="Within">Within</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="school">school</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="Holland">Holland</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="Hans">Hans</span> 15 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="ice">ice</span> <span word="cream">cream</span> <span word="sticks">sticks</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="sticks">sticks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="a">a</span> 45-<span word="foot">foot</span> <span word="replica">replica</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Viking">Viking</span> <span word="ship">ship</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sticks">sticks</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="glued">glued</span> <span word="together">together</span>, <span word="Hans">Hans</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="boat">boat</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sea">sea</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="one">one</span>-<span word="week">week</span> <span word="voyage">voyage</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="magnificent">magnificent</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="totally">totally</span> <span word="sea">sea</span>-<span word="worthy">worthy</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="proclaimed">proclaimed</span>.</p><p> <span word="He">He</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="sail">sail</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="early">early</span> 2008 <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="crew">crew</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="two">two</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="sail">sail</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Atlantic">Atlantic</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Canada">Canada</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Florida">Florida</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Panama">Panama</span> <span word="Canal">Canal</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="hell">hell</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Los">Los</span> <span word="Angeles">Angeles</span>, <span word="Honolulu">Honolulu</span>, <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span>, <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tip">tip</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Holland">Holland</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="trip">trip</span> <span word="succeeds">succeeds</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="joked">joked</span>, <span word="my">my</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="plane">plane</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ice">ice</span> <span word="cream">cream</span> <span word="sticks">sticks</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fly">fly</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>!</p>
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