It’s a Small World
<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="Nicolas">Nicolas</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="sitting">sitting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="waiting">waiting</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="magazines">magazines</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="him">him</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mechanics">mechanics</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="fixing">fixing</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="car">car</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="portable">portable</span> <span word="Sony">Sony</span> <span word="radio">radio</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="on">on</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="earbud">earbud</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="stuck">stuck</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="ear">ear</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="customer">customer</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="waiting">waiting</span> <span word="room">room</span>. <span word="Nicolas">Nicolas</span> <span word="overheard">overheard</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="customer">customer</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Harold">Harold</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="representative">representative</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="customer">customer</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Milford">Milford</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Nicolas">Nicolas</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="from">from</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="customer">customer</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Harold">Harold</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="finished">finished</span> <span word="talking">talking</span>, <span word="Harold">Harold</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="outside">outside</span>.</p><p> <span word="Nicolas">Nicolas</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="introduce">introduce</span> <span word="himself">himself</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Milford">Milford</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="nodded">nodded</span>. <span word="Are">Are</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="parade">parade</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>? <span word="Nicolas">Nicolas</span> <span word="asked">asked</span>.</p><p> <span word="What">What</span> <span word="parade">parade</span>? <span word="the">the</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="asked">asked</span>. <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fourth">fourth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="July">July</span>. <span word="Nicolas">Nicolas</span> <span word="wondered">wondered</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="happened">happened</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="visiting">visiting</span> <span word="Earth">Earth</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Pluto">Pluto</span>.</p><p> <span word="Didnt">Didnt</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Milford">Milford</span>? <span word="Nicolas">Nicolas</span> <span word="asked">asked</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="nodded">nodded</span>. <span word="How">How</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="there">there</span>? <span word="Nicolas">Nicolas</span> <span word="asked">asked</span>. <span word="Five">Five</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="replied">replied</span>.</p><p> <span word="And">And</span> <span word="youve">youve</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Fourth">Fourth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="July">July</span> <span word="parade">parade</span>? <span word="Nicolas">Nicolas</span> <span word="asked">asked</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="shook">shook</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="head">head</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="seemed">seemed</span> <span word="totally">totally</span> <span word="uninterested">uninterested</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="continuing">continuing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="conversation">conversation</span>, <span word="although">although</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="watching">watching</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="drive">drive</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nearby">nearby</span> <span word="street">street</span>.</p><p> <span word="Oh">Oh</span> <span word="well">well</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="neighborly">neighborly</span>, <span word="Nicolas">Nicolas</span> <span word="thought">thought</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="earbud">earbud</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="ear">ear</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="magazines">magazines</span>.</p>
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