The Wedding (1)
<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="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strange">strange</span> <span word="dayThursdayfor">dayThursdayfor</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wedding">wedding</span>. <span word="Who">Who</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="wedding">wedding</span>? <span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="Harlan">Harlan</span> <span word="explained">explained</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>, <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="me">me</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="a">a</span> 50-<span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="discount">discount</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="money">money</span>, <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="me">me</span>. <span word="Everyone">Everyone</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="him">him</span>. <span word="Harlan">Harlan</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="count">count</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="pennies">pennies</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="evening">evening</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Cowfish">Cowfish</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="restaurant">restaurant</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="campus">campus</span>.</p><p> <span word="Nevin">Nevin</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Janelle">Janelle</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span> <span word="at">at</span> 5 <span word="p">p</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="for">for</span> <span word="pictures">pictures</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="photographer">photographer</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="delayed">delayed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="freeway">freeway</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="jumped">jumped</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="overpass">overpass</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stroll">stroll</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="campus">campus</span>. <span word="Walking">Walking</span> <span word="westward">westward</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fish">fish</span> <span word="pond">pond</span>. <span word="About">About</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dozen">dozen</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="turtles">turtles</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="swimming">swimming</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eastern">eastern</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pond">pond</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="Janelle">Janelle</span> <span word="kneeled">kneeled</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="waters">waters</span> <span word="edge">edge</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="turtles">turtles</span> <span word="swam">swam</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="her">her</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="climbed">climbed</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="onto">onto</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="footpath">footpath</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="food">food</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="advised">advised</span> <span word="visitors">visitors</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="feed">feed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fish">fish</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="turtles">turtles</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="apologized">apologized</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="turtlesnot">turtlesnot</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="turtle">turtle</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="anyway">anyway</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="added">added</span>. <span word="Nevin">Nevin</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Janelle">Janelle</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="pictures">pictures</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="turtles">turtles</span>.</p><p> <span word="They">They</span> <span word="walked">walked</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Cowfish">Cowfish</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="begin">begin</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="preachers">preachers</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="unclear">unclear</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="static">static</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="portable">portable</span> <span word="microphone">microphone</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="preacher">preacher</span> <span word="pronounced">pronounced</span> <span word="Harlan">Harlan</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Ellen">Ellen</span> <span word="husband">husband</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wife">wife</span>, <span word="guests">guests</span> <span word="clapped">clapped</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cheered">cheered</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="photographer">photographer</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="gotten">gotten</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="pictures">pictures</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fallen">fallen</span> <span word="body">body</span>, <span word="busily">busily</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="pictures">pictures</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bride">bride</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="groom">groom</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="preacher">preacher</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="parents">parents</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="guests">guests</span>.</p>
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