A Hot Day and a Cool Pool
<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="was">was</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="vacation">vacation</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="Meg">Meg</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Oscar">Oscar</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="jewelry">jewelry</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nice">nice</span> <span word="income">income</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="busy">busy</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="another">another</span>, <span word="flying">flying</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>. <span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="vacation">vacation</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>. <span word="Recently">Recently</span>, <span word="Oscars">Oscars</span> <span word="doctor">doctor</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Oscars">Oscars</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="blood">blood</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="him">him</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="questioning">questioning</span> <span word="Oscar">Oscar</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="eating">eating</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="exercise">exercise</span> <span word="habits">habits</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="concluded">concluded</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Oscar">Oscar</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="stressing">stressing</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="work">work</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Oscar">Oscar</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="smell">smell</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="roses">roses</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="often">often</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="short">short</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="Im">Im</span> <span word="writing">writing</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="prescription">prescription</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="RRrest">RRrest</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="relaxation">relaxation</span>, <span word="immediately">immediately</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="nonworking">nonworking</span> <span word="vacations">vacations</span>. <span word="No">No</span> <span word="cell">cell</span> <span word="phone">phone</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="laptop">laptop</span>. <span word="Do">Do</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="me">me</span>? <span word="In">In</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="dont">dont</span>, <span word="Im">Im</span> <span word="telling">telling</span> <span word="Meg">Meg</span>, <span word="too">too</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="listen">listen</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="listen">listen</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="her">her</span>.</p><p> <span word="Meg">Meg</span> <span word="canceled">canceled</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="activities">activities</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="July">July</span>. <span word="Fortunately">Fortunately</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="flights">flights</span> <span word="scheduled">scheduled</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="booked">booked</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nice">nice</span> <span word="hotel">hotel</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="Palm">Palm</span> <span word="Springs">Springs</span>. <span word="Well">Well</span> <span word="catch">catch</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="magazines">magazines</span>, <span word="newspapers">newspapers</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="reruns">reruns</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Oscar">Oscar</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="wont">wont</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="TALK">TALK</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span>, <span word="okay">okay</span>? <span word="Well">Well</span> <span word="relax">relax</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pool">pool</span>, <span word="get">get</span> <span word="massages">massages</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="treat">treat</span> <span word="ourselves">ourselves</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="royalty">royalty</span>. <span word="Got">Got</span> <span word="it">it</span>?</p>
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