A Walk in the Wild
<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="Bill">Bill</span> <span word="parked">parked</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="residential">residential</span> <span word="street">street</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="street">street</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="safe">safe</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="frequent">frequent</span> <span word="reports">reports</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="weekly">weekly</span> <span word="paper">paper</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="break">break</span>-<span word="ins">ins</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Club">Club</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="steering">steering</span> <span word="wheel">wheel</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="valuenot">valuenot</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pair">pair</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cheap">cheap</span> <span word="sunglasseswas">sunglasseswas</span> <span word="visible">visible</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="windows">windows</span>.</p><p> <span word="He">He</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="uphill">uphill</span> <span word="walk">walk</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="mountain">mountain</span> <span word="trail">trail</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="mostly">mostly</span> <span word="narrow">narrow</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="miles">miles</span>. <span word="Only">Only</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="walk">walk</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="side">side</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trail">trail</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="edge">edge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mountainside">mountainside</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="walked">walked</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="file">file</span>. <span word="Several">Several</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="experienced">experienced</span> <span word="hiker">hiker</span>, <span word="walking">walking</span> <span word="alone">alone</span>, <span word="slipped">slipped</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="death">death</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="trail">trail</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="lake">lake</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dam">dam</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="broadened">broadened</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mountain">mountain</span>, <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="cliffs">cliffs</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="Bill">Bill</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="First">First</span> <span word="Camp">Camp</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="stopped">stopped</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="stream">stream</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="fish">fish</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="frogs">frogs</span>. <span word="Suddenly">Suddenly</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sinister">sinister</span> <span word="rattling">rattling</span> <span word="sound">sound</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sharp">sharp</span> <span word="bite">bite</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="calf">calf</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rattler">rattler</span> <span word="slithering">slithering</span> <span word="off">off</span>.</p><p> <span word="There">There</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="walk">walk</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="car">car</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="cell">cell</span> <span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="him">him</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="Should">Should</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="walk">walk</span> <span word="slowly">slowly</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="poison">poison</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="slowly">slowly</span>? <span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="walk">walk</span> <span word="fast">fast</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="faster">faster</span>? <span word="Perhaps">Perhaps</span> <span word="hed">hed</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="down">down</span>.</p>
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