A Little Respect, Please
<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="It">It</span> <span word="sounds">sounds</span> <span word="incredible">incredible</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Greece">Greece</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="burning">burning</span> <span word="down">down</span>. <span word="Police">Police</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="arsonists">arsonists</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="responsible">responsible</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fires">fires</span>. <span word="Thirty">Thirty</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="far">far</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="trapped">trapped</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="homes">homes</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="cars">cars</span>. <span word="Residents">Residents</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="Greece">Greece</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="departments">departments</span>, <span word="police">police</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="fires">fires</span> <span word="surrounding">surrounding</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="homes">homes</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="firemen">firemen</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="respond">respond</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="fires">fires</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="aid">aid</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="France">France</span>, <span word="Italy">Italy</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span>. <span word="Greek">Greek</span> <span word="ruins">ruins</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> 3,000 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="danger">danger</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="burnt">burnt</span> <span word="down">down</span>. <span word="Fires">Fires</span> <span word="surround">surround</span> <span word="Athens">Athens</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="city">city</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="hillsides">hillsides</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="ablaze">ablaze</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="sight">sight</span>. <span word="Entire">Entire</span> <span word="villages">villages</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="destroyed">destroyed</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="rain">rain</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="months">months</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trees">trees</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="dry">dry</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heat">heat</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="approaching">approaching</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="causes">causes</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="explode">explode</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="flames">flames</span>.</p><p> <span word="Police">Police</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="arrested">arrested</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="suspected">suspected</span> <span word="arsonists">arsonists</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="suspect">suspect</span>, <span word="oddly">oddly</span> <span word="enough">enough</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="complaining">complaining</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2004 <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="applied">applied</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="torch">torch</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stadium">stadium</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="officially">officially</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Games">Games</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="application">application</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="ignored">ignored</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="somebody">somebody</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reply">reply</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Athens">Athens</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="youre">youre</span> <span word="notyoure">notyoure</span> <span word="nobody">nobody</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="him">him</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="jail">jail</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="blow">blow</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="committees">committees</span> <span word="headquarters">headquarters</span>. <span word="Yesterday">Yesterday</span>, <span word="police">police</span> <span word="caught">caught</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="walking">walking</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="empty">empty</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="hands">hands</span>.</p>
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