In Harm’s Way
<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="new">new</span> <span word="invention">invention</span>, <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Arm">Arm</span> <span word="Yourself">Yourself</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="arcades">arcades</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mechanical">mechanical</span> <span word="arm">arm</span>-<span word="wrestling">wrestling</span> <span word="machine">machine</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="days">days</span>, <span word="fairs">fairs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="carnivals">carnivals</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Test">Test</span> <span word="Your">Your</span> <span word="Strength">Strength</span> <span word="contest">contest</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="required">required</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="player">player</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="swing">swing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="sledge">sledge</span> <span word="hammer">hammer</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ring">ring</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bell">bell</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="prize">prize</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="invention">invention</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="challenges">challenges</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="strength">strength</span>. <span word="Players">Players</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="levels">levels</span>: <span word="Baby">Baby</span>, <span word="Girl">Girl</span>, <span word="Man">Man</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Arnold">Arnold</span> <span word="Schwarzenegger">Schwarzenegger</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="mechanical">mechanical</span> <span word="arm">arm</span> <span word="operates">operates</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="half">half</span>-<span word="strength">strength</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> 10 <span word="seconds">seconds</span>: <span word="Baby">Baby</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="Half">Half</span>-<span word="Baby">Baby</span>, <span word="or">or</span> 50-<span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="full">full</span>-<span word="strength">strength</span>, <span word="for">for</span> 10 <span word="seconds">seconds</span> <span word="initially">initially</span>.</p><p> <span word="This">This</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="evaluate">evaluate</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="mechanical">mechanical</span> <span word="opponent">opponent</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="allows">allows</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="inventor">inventor</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="after">after</span> 10 <span word="seconds">seconds</span> <span word="elapse">elapse</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mechanical">mechanical</span> <span word="arm">arm</span> <span word="instantly">instantly</span> <span word="achieves">achieves</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="strength">strength</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="weak">weak</span> <span word="Baby">Baby</span> <span word="suddenly">suddenly</span> <span word="becomes">becomes</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="Baby">Baby</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="surprise">surprise</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="human">human</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="inventor">inventor</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="watch">watch</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="compete">compete</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="surprise">surprise</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="machines">machines</span> <span word="sudden">sudden</span> <span word="burst">burst</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="strength">strength</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="funny">funny</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span>!</p><p> <span word="Unfortunately">Unfortunately</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="players">players</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="surprise">surprise</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="followed">followed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="pain">pain</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="steel">steel</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="plastic">plastic</span> <span word="arm">arm</span> <span word="breaks">breaks</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="flesh">flesh</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="blood">blood</span> <span word="arm">arm</span>! <span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hospital">hospital</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="inventor">inventor</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="wouldnt">wouldnt</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="warning">warning</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="machine">machine</span>.</p>
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