A Bird Attacks
<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="Heather">Heather</span> <span word="loved">loved</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="freedom">freedom</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="soaring">soaring</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sea">sea</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="learned">learned</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hang">hang</span>-<span word="glide">glide</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="boyfriend">boyfriend</span>.</p><p> <span word="Initially">Initially</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="scared">scared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="death">death</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="up">up</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="hung">hung</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="dear">dear</span> <span word="life">life</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="flight">flight</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="hooked">hooked</span>. <span word="Half">Half</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="hang">hang</span>-<span word="glider">glider</span>.</p><p> <span word="Almost">Almost</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="weekend">weekend</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="drove">drove</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Torrey">Torrey</span> <span word="Pines">Pines</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="leaped">leaped</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cliff">cliff</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="soar">soar</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="La">La</span> <span word="Jolla">Jolla</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="liked">liked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fly">fly</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="town">town</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="wave">wave</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="kids">kids</span> <span word="pointing">pointing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="her">her</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="shout">shout</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wave">wave</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="excitedly">excitedly</span>.</p><p> <span word="One">One</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="returning">returning</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="launch">launch</span> <span word="site">site</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="noticed">noticed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="hawk">hawk</span> <span word="rapidly">rapidly</span> <span word="approaching">approaching</span> <span word="her">her</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="briefly">briefly</span> <span word="disappeared">disappeared</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="claws">claws</span> <span word="ripping">ripping</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wings">wings</span> <span word="fabric">fabric</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="flew">flew</span> <span word="off">off</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="knew">knew</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="flying">flying</span> <span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="her">her</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="dove">dove</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="again">again</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="scared">scared</span>.</p><p> <span word="She">She</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="evade">evade</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="safely">safely</span>. <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="landed">landed</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="circled">circled</span> <span word="overhead">overhead</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="daring">daring</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fly">fly</span> <span word="again">again</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="you">you</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="wondered">wondered</span>.</p><p> <span word="As">As</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="drove">drove</span> <span word="home">home</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="lucky">lucky</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="radio">radio</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hang">hang</span>-<span word="glider">glider</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="attacked">attacked</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="one">one</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="two">two</span>, <span word="eagles">eagles</span>.</p>
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