The Thought that Counts
<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="Adam">Adam</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Constance">Constance</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="religious">religious</span>. <span word="Both">Both</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Catholic">Catholic</span> <span word="families">families</span>. <span word="Except">Except</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="uncle">uncle</span> <span word="Chandler">Chandler</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="agnostic">agnostic</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="relatives">relatives</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="devout">devout</span> <span word="Catholics">Catholics</span>. <span word="Adams">Adams</span> <span word="oldest">oldest</span> <span word="brother">brother</span> <span word="was">was</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="priest">priest</span>. <span word="Adam">Adam</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="youth">youth</span>, <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="altar">altar</span> <span word="boy">boy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="prayed">prayed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="God">God</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="priest">priest</span>. <span word="Instead">Instead</span>, <span word="God">God</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fireman">fireman</span>. <span word="Constance">Constance</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="seriously">seriously</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nun">nun</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="met">met</span> <span word="Adam">Adam</span>.</p><p> <span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="fluttered">fluttered</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="sight">sight</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Adam">Adam</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="pictures">pictures</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="kids">kids</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="charity">charity</span> <span word="event">event</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span>, <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="man">man</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="thought">thought</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="good">good</span>-<span word="looking">looking</span>! <span word="Constance">Constance</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="nephew">nephew</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="picture">picture</span> <span word="taken">taken</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="couldnt">couldnt</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Adam">Adam</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="wearing">wearing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="St">St</span>. <span word="Christopher">Christopher</span> <span word="medal">medal</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="neck">neck</span>. <span word="Hes">Hes</span> <span word="Catholic">Catholic</span>, <span word="too">too</span>! <span word="she">she</span> <span word="marveled">marveled</span>. <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shy">shy</span> <span word="woman">woman</span>, <span word="Constance">Constance</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="conversation">conversation</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Adam">Adam</span>.</p><p> <span word="One">One</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="led">led</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="another">another</span>. <span word="Both">Both</span> <span word="sets">sets</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="fallen">fallen</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Catholic">Catholic</span>! <span word="There">There</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="wedding">wedding</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cathedral">cathedral</span>. <span word="Adams">Adams</span> <span word="brother">brother</span> <span word="married">married</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="lovebirds">lovebirds</span>. <span word="Everyone">Everyone</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="wedding">wedding</span> <span word="ever">ever</span>.</p><p> <span word="When">When</span> <span word="Adam">Adam</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Constance">Constance</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="gifts">gifts</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="Constance">Constance</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="envelope">envelope</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="uncle">uncle</span> <span word="Chandler">Chandler</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> $100 <span word="cash">cash</span>. <span word="But">But</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cash">cash</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="inside">inside</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Jewish">Jewish</span> <span word="card">card</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Happy">Happy</span> <span word="Hanukkah">Hanukkah</span>! <span word="The">The</span> <span word="note">note</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="card">card</span> <span word="was">was</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="couldnt">couldnt</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wedding">wedding</span> <span word="card">card</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="liked">liked</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="Jewish">Jewish</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span> <span word="card">card</span>, <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="think">think</span>? <span word="Love">Love</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Best">Best</span> <span word="Wishes">Wishes</span>. <span word="Constance">Constance</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="send">send</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="uncle">uncle</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="thank">thank</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="note">note</span>, <span word="nor">nor</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="again">again</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="unable">unable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="wedding">wedding</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="thinking">thinking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="card">card</span>.</p>
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