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三千字英语文章

篇一：英语文章

Out–Of–Towners

Theywereobviouslyfromoutoftown.Allweredressedin

businesssuitsandcarriedidenticalshoppingbagswitha

companylogoemblazonedontheside.Theyseemednervouswhen

gettingonthetrain,andseverallosttheirbalanceasthe

trainstarteddownthetrackwithalurch.Onemanalmost

fell,preventedonlybygrabbingthearmofthemannextto

him.

“SoIguesstheydon’thavesubwaysinKansas,dothey?”

Thefirstmanaskedthesecond.

“Wedon’thaveanythinginKansasexceptwheatfields

andtheoccasionalcow,”hereplied.“Wedon’thave

subways,shoppingmallsorstoplights.”

Ilookeddownatmyhandsandchokedonalaugh.“Are

youlaughing?”thesecondmanaskedme.“Weweretoldthat

noonelaughsinNewYork.”

Ilaughedopenlythistime.“He’sserious,”thefirst

mansaid.“Theytoldusthatpeopleheredon’tsmile,that

thosewatchesaren’trealRolexes,andthatthemenwhoopen

thedoorforyouafteryouusetheautomatictelleraren’t

justbeingpolite.

“Well,”Isaid,“I’veonlylivedhereacoupleof

years.It’sbeenhardtobreakthehabit.”

Theylaughedinappreciation.Afewoftheothersubway

riderslookedatthethreeofusoutofthecornersoftheir

eyes.

“So,whereareyoufrom?”thesecondmanaskedme.

“Colorado.”“Now,weusedtobeneighbors.”“Idrove

throughKansasonmywayhere,”Isaidshakingmyfingeras

ifinproof.“andwehadtostopatastoplight.”

Thesecondmancoveredhisfaceinmockshameandsaid,

“Ok,Iconfess,wedohaveastoplight.Butwedon’tneed

it.ItwasinstalledtomakealloftheNebraskansjealousof

us.“

篇二：好的英语文章

Thanwhenyou’reconfrontedwithamedicaldecisionto

makeandatsomepointallofusaregoingtobeinthat

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