Death Is Part of Life
<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="Happy">Happy</span> <span word="birthday">birthday</span>! <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="dad">dad</span> <span word="calling">calling</span>, <span word="Dad">Dad</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="Dad">Dad</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="identified">identified</span> <span word="himself">himself</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="after">after</span> 60 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="Joel">Joel</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="recognize">recognize</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="dads">dads</span> <span word="voice">voice</span>. <span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="youre">youre</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="pretty">pretty</span> <span word="old">old</span>, <span word="arent">arent</span> <span word="you">you</span>? <span word="Dad">Dad</span> <span word="asked">asked</span>.</p><p> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="am">am</span>, <span word="Joel">Joel</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="Im">Im</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="were">were</span> 20 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>!</p><p> <span word="Yes">Yes</span>, <span word="whod">whod</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="wished">wished</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> 60 <span word="again">again</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="dad">dad</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="aging">aging</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="certainly">certainly</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="fun">fun</span>.</p><p> <span word="You">You</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="again">again</span>, <span word="Joel">Joel</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="its">its</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="alternative">alternative</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="youre">youre</span> <span word="reasonably">reasonably</span> <span word="healthy">healthy</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="mind">mind</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="body">body</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span>.</p><p> <span word="His">His</span> <span word="dad">dad</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mom">mom</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="active">active</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="house">house</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="drove">drove</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="golf">golf</span> <span word="regularly">regularly</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="active">active</span> <span word="volunteers">volunteers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="community">community</span>.</p><p> <span word="But">But</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="independence">independence</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="forever">forever</span>. <span word="Both">Both</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="eventually">eventually</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="part">part</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="full">full</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="nursing">nursing</span> <span word="assistance">assistance</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="home">home</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="maybe">maybe</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nursing">nursing</span> <span word="home">home</span>.</p><p> <span word="What">What</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="quiet">quiet</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span>, <span word="Joel">Joel</span> <span word="thought">thought</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="fun">fun</span>, <span word="productive">productive</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="eventful">eventful</span> <span word="lives">lives</span>. <span word="Lying">Lying</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bed">bed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nursing">nursing</span> <span word="home">home</span>, <span word="waiting">waiting</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="relatives">relatives</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="visit">visit</span>. <span word="Waiting">Waiting</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nurses">nurses</span> <span word="aide">aide</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="medication">medication</span>, <span word="dinner">dinner</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> <span word="blanket">blanket</span>. <span word="Waiting">Waiting</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bathroom">bathroom</span>.</p>
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