A Woman Has Needs
<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="Wally">Wally</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="Anita">Anita</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="daughter">daughter</span> <span word="Heather">Heather</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="doing">doing</span>. <span word="Heather">Heather</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dutiful">dutiful</span>, <span word="loving">loving</span> <span word="daughter">daughter</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="married">married</span> <span word="about">about</span> 10 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="of">of</span> 23. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="husband">husband</span> <span word="Ben">Ben</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="kids">kids</span>. <span word="Everything">Everything</span> <span word="seemed">seemed</span> <span word="fine">fine</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="Heather">Heather</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="working">working</span>. <span word="Ben">Ben</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="gotten">gotten</span> <span word="laid">laid</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="work">work</span>.</p><p> <span word="They">They</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="fortunate">fortunate</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="Heathers">Heathers</span> <span word="grandma">grandma</span> <span word="loved">loved</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="death">death</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Heather">Heather</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wedding">wedding</span> <span word="gift">gift</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="Ben">Ben</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Heather">Heather</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="mortgage">mortgage</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span>. <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="penny">penny</span>. <span word="Grandma">Grandma</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Heather">Heather</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="twice">twice</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="month">month</span>. <span word="Recently">Recently</span>, <span word="grandma">grandma</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="Anita">Anita</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Heather">Heather</span>. <span word="Anita">Anita</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="understandnothing">understandnothing</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="hasnt">hasnt</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="called">called</span>? <span word="grandma">grandma</span> <span word="asked">asked</span>. <span word="Anita">Anita</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Heather">Heather</span>.</p><p> <span word="She">She</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="messages">messages</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="Heather">Heather</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="back">back</span>. <span word="Anita">Anita</span> <span word="drove">drove</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="house">house</span>. <span word="Ben">Ben</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="home">home</span>, <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kids">kids</span>.</p><p> <span word="Wheres">Wheres</span> <span word="Heather">Heather</span>? <span word="Anita">Anita</span> <span word="asked">asked</span>.</p><p> <span word="She">She</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beach">beach</span>, <span word="Ben">Ben</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="her">her</span>.</p><p> <span word="Without">Without</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kids">kids</span>? <span word="Ben">Ben</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="reluctant">reluctant</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="talk">talk</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="did">did</span>. <span word="Heather">Heather</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="smoking">smoking</span> <span word="again">again</span>. <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="worse">worse</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="boyfriend">boyfriend</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="met">met</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="guy">guy</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="work">work</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>. <span word="Ben">Ben</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="filed">filed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="divorce">divorce</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="street">street</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="kids">kids</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="support">support</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="divorce">divorce</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="humiliation">humiliation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="supported">supported</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="cheating">cheating</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="him">him</span>.</p>
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