The Wedding Gift (1)
<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="Rays">Rays</span> <span word="wedding">wedding</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="gone">gone</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hitch">hitch</span>. <span word="Everyone">Everyone</span> <span word="seemed">seemed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="time">time</span>; <span word="they">they</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="designated">designated</span> <span word="drivers">drivers</span>. <span word="All">All</span> <span word="evening">evening</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gift">gift</span> <span word="table">table</span> <span word="remained">remained</span> <span word="unguarded">unguarded</span>. <span word="Who">Who</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="steal">steal</span> <span word="anything">anything</span>, <span word="Ray">Ray</span> <span word="thought">thought</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="happening">happening</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wedding">wedding</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="Aaron">Aaron</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="everything">everything</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="strolled">strolled</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="regularly">regularly</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="inside">inside</span> <span word="festivities">festivities</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="check">check</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gift">gift</span> <span word="table">table</span>, <span word="making">making</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="suspicious">suspicious</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="hanging">hanging</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p> <span word="Ray">Ray</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Julia">Julia</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> 3-<span word="week">week</span> <span word="honeymoon">honeymoon</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Italy">Italy</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wedding">wedding</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="back">back</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gifts">gifts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="thank">thank</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="notes">notes</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="married">married</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="apparently">apparently</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="surprised">surprised</span> <span word="Julia">Julia</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="Walt">Walt</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Mary">Mary</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="thrilled">thrilled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="invited">invited</span>. <span word="And">And</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="seemed">seemed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wedding">wedding</span>. <span word="Frankly">Frankly</span>, <span word="Ray">Ray</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="hadnt">hadnt</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gift">gift</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="send">send</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="thank">thank</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="note">note</span>. <span word="Ray">Ray</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Aaron">Aaron</span>. <span word="Aaron">Aaron</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="maybe">maybe</span> <span word="Walt">Walt</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="envelope">envelope</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gift">gift</span> <span word="table">table</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Aaron">Aaron</span> <span word="had">had</span>. <span word="Yes">Yes</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="envelope">envelope</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cash">cash</span> <span word="inside">inside</span>, <span word="Ray">Ray</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p> <span word="Maybe">Maybe</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="envelope">envelope</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="thin">thin</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="thief">thief</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="Walts">Walts</span> <span word="envelope">envelope</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="nice">nice</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fat">fat</span>.</p>
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