The US Senator
<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="A">A</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="senator">senator</span>, <span word="Lance">Lance</span> <span word="Dreyer">Dreyer</span>, <span word="held">held</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="yesterday">yesterday</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="thanked">thanked</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="showing">showing</span> <span word="up">up</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="protested">protested</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="gay">gay</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="gay">gay</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="man">man</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="hired">hired</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lawyer">lawyer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="defend">defend</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="name">name</span>. <span word="Furthermore">Furthermore</span>, <span word="Dreyer">Dreyer</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="resigning">resigning</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span>, <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="allowing">allowing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="dozen">dozen</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="members">members</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="radio">radio</span> <span word="reporters">reporters</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="questions">questions</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="left">left</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="remarks">remarks</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="headlines">headlines</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="shows">shows</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="June">June</span>, <span word="Dreyer">Dreyer</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="arrested">arrested</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="airport">airport</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="plain">plain</span>-<span word="clothes">clothes</span> <span word="detective">detective</span>. <span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="complaints">complaints</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="gay">gay</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="sex">sex</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="room">room</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="citys">citys</span> <span word="vice">vice</span> <span word="squad">squad</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="action">action</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="detective">detective</span>, <span word="Thad">Thad</span> <span word="Grey">Grey</span>, <span word="would">would</span> <span word="sit">sit</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stall">stall</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wait">wait</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="suggest">suggest</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="sex">sex</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="him">him</span>.</p><p> <span word="Dreyer">Dreyer</span> <span word="entered">entered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sat">sat</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stall">stall</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="detective">detective</span>. <span word="Dreyers">Dreyers</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="foot">foot</span> <span word="edged">edged</span> <span word="closer">closer</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="closer">closer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Greys">Greys</span> <span word="stall">stall</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="foot">foot</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="divider">divider</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="tapping">tapping</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="foot">foot</span>. <span word="Tap">Tap</span>-<span word="tap">tap</span>-<span word="tap">tap</span>. <span word="Tap">Tap</span>. <span word="Tap">Tap</span>-<span word="tap">tap</span>-<span word="tap">tap</span>. <span word="Grey">Grey</span> <span word="repeated">repeated</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="taps">taps</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="pattern">pattern</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="Dreyer">Dreyer</span> <span word="tapped">tapped</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="knuckle">knuckle</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dividing">dividing</span> <span word="wall">wall</span>. <span word="Tap">Tap</span>-<span word="tap">tap</span>. <span word="Tap">Tap</span>-<span word="tap">tap</span>. <span word="Grey">Grey</span> <span word="repeated">repeated</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="signal">signal</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="Dreyer">Dreyer</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dividing">dividing</span> <span word="wall">wall</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="thumbs">thumbs</span>-<span word="up">up</span> <span word="signal">signal</span>. <span word="Grey">Grey</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="signal">signal</span> <span word="back">back</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="walked">walked</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="Dreyers">Dreyers</span> <span word="stall">stall</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="arrested">arrested</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="soliciting">soliciting</span> <span word="sex">sex</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="facility">facility</span>.</p>
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