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<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="Melissa">Melissa</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="Bill">Bill</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="womanizer">womanizer</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="dated">dated</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="another">another</span>, <span word="telling">telling</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="lie">lie</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="another">another</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pilot">pilot</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tiger">tiger</span> <span word="trainer">trainer</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="banker">banker</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="publisher">publisher</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tycoon">tycoon</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="investor">investor</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="adventurer">adventurer</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="on">on</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="laughed">laughed</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="deceive">deceive</span> <span word="women">women</span>. <span word="Dress">Dress</span> <span word="sharp">sharp</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="drive">drive</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="luxury">luxury</span> <span word="car">car</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="follow">follow</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="anywhere">anywhere</span>. <span word="Bill">Bill</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="discarded">discarded</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="empty">empty</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="bottles">bottles</span>.</p><p> <span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="Bill">Bill</span> <span word="owned">owned</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="carpet">carpet</span>-<span word="cleaning">cleaning</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="employees">employees</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="gambling">gambling</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Vegas">Vegas</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="casinos">casinos</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Los">Los</span> <span word="Angeles">Angeles</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="regularly">regularly</span>. <span word="Tonight">Tonight</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="invited">invited</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="monthly">monthly</span> <span word="neighborhood">neighborhood</span> <span word="poker">poker</span> <span word="game">game</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="evening">evening</span>, <span word="Bill">Bill</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="quiet">quiet</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="hadnt">hadnt</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="unkind">unkind</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="women">women</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="briefly">briefly</span> <span word="bragged">bragged</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="poker">poker</span> <span word="skills">skills</span>. <span word="Melissa">Melissa</span> <span word="wondered">wondered</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="Bill">Bill</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="finally">finally</span> <span word="met">met</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="place">place</span>. <span word="Meanwhile">Meanwhile</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>.</p><p> <span word="Melissa">Melissa</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="leave">leave</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="ended">ended</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wonderful">wonderful</span> <span word="handthree">handthree</span> <span word="nines">nines</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="aces">aces</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="betting">betting</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="spirited">spirited</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="eventually">eventually</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="dropped">dropped</span> <span word="out">out</span>, <span word="except">except</span> <span word="Bill">Bill</span>. <span word="Bill">Bill</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="raise">raise</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Melissa">Melissa</span> <span word="called">called</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> $200 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pot">pot</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="evening">evening</span>. <span word="Melissa">Melissa</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="mentally">mentally</span> <span word="shopping">shopping</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="money">money</span> . <span word="Bill">Bill</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="also">also</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="housethree">housethree</span> <span word="tens">tens</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="deuces">deuces</span>. <span word="Bill">Bill</span> <span word="chuckled">chuckled</span>, <span word="The">The</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="female">female</span> <span word="poker">poker</span> <span word="player">player</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="couldnt">couldnt</span> <span word="beat">beat</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="honey">honey</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="earth">earth</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="thinking">thinking</span>?</p>
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