Man#039;s Best Friend
<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="A">A</span> <span word="professional">professional</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="player">player</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="charged">charged</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="prosecutors">prosecutors</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="breeding">breeding</span> <span word="dogs">dogs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fight">fight</span>, <span word="providing">providing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="site">site</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dog">dog</span> <span word="fights">fights</span>, <span word="gambling">gambling</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dog">dog</span> <span word="fights">fights</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="killing">killing</span> <span word="dogs">dogs</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="fighters">fighters</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="quarterback">quarterback</span>, <span word="Roger">Roger</span> <span word="Cheney">Cheney</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="denied">denied</span> <span word="everything">everything</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="hoped">hoped</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="did">did</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="charges">charges</span>.</p><p> <span word="Unfortunately">Unfortunately</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span> <span word="confessed">confessed</span> <span word="everything">everything</span>, <span word="hoping">hoping</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="reduced">reduced</span> <span word="sentences">sentences</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="pointed">pointed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="finger">finger</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quarterback">quarterback</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="interviewed">interviewed</span> <span word="Cheneys">Cheneys</span> <span word="father">father</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="boy">boy</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="dog">dog</span>-<span word="fighting">fighting</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="evil">evil</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="son">son</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="dogsit">dogsit</span> <span word="wasnt">wasnt</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="destroying">destroying</span> <span word="lions">lions</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="elephants">elephants</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="humane">humane</span> <span word="societies">societies</span> <span word="destroy">destroy</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dogs">dogs</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="month">month</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="deal">deal</span>, <span word="Cheneys">Cheneys</span> <span word="dad">dad</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p> <span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="initial">initial</span> <span word="charges">charges</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="made">made</span>, <span word="Cheney">Cheney</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="plead">plead</span> <span word="guilty">guilty</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="reduced">reduced</span> <span word="charges">charges</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="animal">animal</span> <span word="cruelty">cruelty</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="sentenced">sentenced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="jail">jail</span>. <span word="Across">Across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>, <span word="football">football</span> <span word="fans">fans</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="animal">animal</span> <span word="fans">fans</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="equally">equally</span> <span word="outraged">outraged</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="admission">admission</span>. <span word="Athletes">Athletes</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="supposed">supposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="model">model</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="nations">nations</span> <span word="youth">youth</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="some">some</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="animal">animal</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="dogs">dogs</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="others">others</span>. <span word="Few">Few</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="surprised">surprised</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="saddened">saddened</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Football">Football</span> <span word="League">League</span> <span word="suspended">suspended</span> <span word="Cheney">Cheney</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="undisclosed">undisclosed</span> <span word="term">term</span>.</p>
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