“We Could Have All Died!”
<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="Two">Two</span> <span word="bombing">bombing</span> <span word="attempts">attempts</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="night">night</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="Mercedes">Mercedes</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="parked">parked</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="nightclub">nightclub</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="closing">closing</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> 500 <span word="patrons">patrons</span> <span word="inside">inside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="club">club</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Mercedes">Mercedes</span> <span word="contained">contained</span> 11 <span word="full">full</span> <span word="gasoline">gasoline</span> <span word="cans">cans</span> <span word="and">and</span> 7 <span word="containers">containers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="nails">nails</span>. <span word="Apparently">Apparently</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="exploded">exploded</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cell">cell</span> <span word="phone">phone</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="someone">someone</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="something">something</span>, <span word="goofed">goofed</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="cell">cell</span> <span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="trigger">trigger</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="explosion">explosion</span>. <span word="Instead">Instead</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="smoke">smoke</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="spewing">spewing</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="car">car</span>.</p><p> <span word="An">An</span> <span word="ambulance">ambulance</span> <span word="happened">happened</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="drive">drive</span> <span word="by">by</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="driver">driver</span>, <span word="seeing">seeing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="smoke">smoke</span>, <span word="called">called</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="police">police</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bomb">bomb</span> <span word="expert">expert</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span> <span word="entered">entered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="disarming">disarming</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vehicle">vehicle</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="notified">notified</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="car">car</span>, <span word="also">also</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="explosive">explosive</span> <span word="material">material</span>, <span word="parked">parked</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nightclub">nightclub</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="vehicle">vehicle</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="disarmed">disarmed</span>. <span word="Twice">Twice</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="night">night</span>, <span word="deadly">deadly</span> <span word="explosions">explosions</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="occur">occur</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="guys">guys</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="lost">lost</span>--<span word="this">this</span> <span word="time">time</span>.</p><p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="England">England</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="God">God</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="watching">watching</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="London">London</span>. <span word="Scotland">Scotland</span> <span word="Yard">Yard</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="terrorists">terrorists</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bombing">bombing</span> <span word="attempts">attempts</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="patron">patron</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nightclub">nightclub</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="death">death</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="Im">Im</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="alive">alive</span>! <span word="Last">Last</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="dancing">dancing</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="windows">windows</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="street">street</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="die">die</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="scary">scary</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="about">about</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wont">wont</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="club">club</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="so">so</span>.</p>
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