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<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="Jordan">Jordan</span> <span word="Wolf">Wolf</span> <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Army">Army</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="graduated">graduated</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="school">school</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="Jordan">Jordan</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="various">various</span> <span word="aptitude">aptitude</span> <span word="tests">tests</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="recruiter">recruiter</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Jordan">Jordan</span> <span word="scored">scored</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="electronics">electronics</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="receive">receive</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stateside">stateside</span> <span word="assignment">assignment</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="computer">computer</span> <span word="lab">lab</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="software">software</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="repair">repair</span> <span word="electronic">electronic</span> <span word="hardware">hardware</span>. <span word="Also">Also</span>, <span word="Jordan">Jordan</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="receive">receive</span> <span word="a">a</span> $10,000 <span word="cash">cash</span> <span word="bonus">bonus</span>.</p><p> <span word="He">He</span> <span word="attended">attended</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="basic">basic</span> <span word="training">training</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Ft">Ft</span>. <span word="Benning">Benning</span>, <span word="Georgia">Georgia</span>. <span word="While">While</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="training">training</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="talked">talked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="buddies">buddies</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="computer">computer</span> <span word="lab">lab</span> <span word="stateside">stateside</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="basic">basic</span> <span word="training">training</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="buddies">buddies</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="amazed">amazed</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="graduated">graduated</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="basic">basic</span> <span word="training">training</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="weekend">weekend</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="drunk">drunk</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="nearby">nearby</span> <span word="Columbus">Columbus</span>.</p><p> <span word="On">On</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="drill">drill</span> <span word="sergeant">sergeant</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="duty">duty</span> <span word="station">station</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span>. <span word="Jordan">Jordan</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="drill">drill</span> <span word="sergeant">sergeant</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mistake">mistake</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Army">Army</span> <span word="doesnt">doesnt</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="mistakes">mistakes</span>, <span word="soldier">soldier</span>! <span word="the">the</span> <span word="drill">drill</span> <span word="sergeant">sergeant</span> <span word="barked">barked</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="him">him</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="pack">pack</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="gear">gear</span>. <span word="Youll">Youll</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Baghdad">Baghdad</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="days">days</span>.</p><p> <span word="Jordan">Jordan</span> <span word="wrote">wrote</span> <span word="letters">letters</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="congressman">congressman</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="senators">senators</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="couldnt">couldnt</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="recruiter">recruiter</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="lied">lied</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="that">that</span>. <span word="Meanwhile">Meanwhile</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> 18 <span word="months">months</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="missions">missions</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="guys">guys</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="vehicle">vehicle</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="blown">blown</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="handmade">handmade</span> <span word="bomb">bomb</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="shrapnel">shrapnel</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="eye">eye</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="permanently">permanently</span> <span word="blinded">blinded</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Army">Army</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="glass">glass</span> <span word="eye">eye</span>, <span word="declared">declared</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="unfit">unfit</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="duty">duty</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="discharged">discharged</span> <span word="him">him</span>.</p>
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