A Daytime Robbery
<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="Rod">Rod</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="manager">manager</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="Depot">Depot</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="about">about</span> 50 <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="week">week</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="loved">loved</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="job">job</span>, <span word="although">although</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="girls">girls</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="supposed">supposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="at">at</span> 7 <span word="a">a</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="Instead">Instead</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="stayed">stayed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="hours">hours</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="at">at</span> 10 <span word="a">a</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="something">something</span>.</p><p> <span word="At">At</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="checkout">checkout</span> <span word="counters">counters</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="dressed">dressed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="painters">painters</span> <span word="coveralls">coveralls</span> <span word="pointing">pointing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gun">gun</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="female">female</span> <span word="checker">checker</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="yellow">yellow</span> <span word="cap">cap</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="plastic">plastic</span> <span word="painters">painters</span> <span word="mask">mask</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="gloves">gloves</span>.</p><p> <span word="Rod">Rod</span> <span word="hurried">hurried</span> <span word="over">over</span>. <span word="Times">Times</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Los">Los</span> <span word="Angeles">Angeles</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="changed">changed</span>. <span word="All">All</span> <span word="managers">managers</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="training">training</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="respond">respond</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="armed">armed</span> <span word="robberies">robberies</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hostage">hostage</span>-<span word="taking">taking</span>. <span word="Rod">Rod</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="nervous">nervous</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="supposed">supposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="approached">approached</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gunman">gunman</span>.</p><p> <span word="Sir">Sir</span>, <span word="please">please</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="gun">gun</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="you">you</span></p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="gunman">gunman</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="wait">wait</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Rod">Rod</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="finish">finish</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="shot">shot</span> <span word="Rod">Rod</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stomach">stomach</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="checker">checker</span> <span word="screamed">screamed</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="gunman">gunman</span> <span word="ran">ran</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="van">van</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hopped">hopped</span> <span word="in">in</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="van">van</span> <span word="sped">sped</span> <span word="off">off</span>.</p><p> <span word="Rod">Rod</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="surgery">surgery</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="killing">killing</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="shows">shows</span>. <span word="House">House</span> <span word="Depot">Depot</span> <span word="offered">offered</span> <span word="a">a</span> $100,000 <span word="reward">reward</span>.</p><p> </p>
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