No Doughnuts for Old Folks
<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="In">In</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="receiving">receiving</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="doughnuts">doughnuts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="baked">baked</span> <span word="goods">goods</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="sweets">sweets</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="donated">donated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="bakeries">bakeries</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="shops">shops</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="leftovers">leftovers</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="fresh">fresh</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sell">sell</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="seniors">seniors</span> <span word="devour">devour</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sweets">sweets</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="council">council</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="sweets">sweets</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="seniors">seniors</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="forbidding">forbidding</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="day">day</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="sweets">sweets</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="center">center</span>.</p><p> <span word="We">We</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="seniors">seniors</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="possible">possible</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="sweets">sweets</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="contribute">contribute</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="obesity">obesity</span>. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="obesity">obesity</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="blood">blood</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span>, <span word="circulation">circulation</span> <span word="problems">problems</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="diabetes">diabetes</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="good">good</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Karl">Karl</span> <span word="Rove">Rove</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="council">council</span> <span word="member">member</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="none">none</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Rove">Rove</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="council">council</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="protest">protest</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="ban">ban</span>. <span word="Who">Who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="eat">eat</span>? <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="Doug">Doug</span> <span word="Fairbanks">Fairbanks</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="resident">resident</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="center">center</span>. <span word="Ill">Ill</span> <span word="bet">bet</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="doughnut">doughnut</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="week">week</span>. <span word="Where">Where</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="attitude">attitude</span>? <span word="They">They</span> <span word="act">act</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="parents">parents</span>.</p><p> <span word="Instead">Instead</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="elected">elected</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="supposed">supposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="isnt">isnt</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="complained">complained</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="doughnuts">doughnuts</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="theyre">theyre</span> <span word="concerned">concerned</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="seniors">seniors</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prohibit">prohibit</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="seniors">seniors</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="eating">eating</span> <span word="doughnuts">doughnuts</span>? <span word="They">They</span> <span word="cant">cant</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="pick">pick</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="theyre">theyre</span> <span word="interested">interested</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="seniors">seniors</span>.</p>
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