英文故事
A cruel man abandoned his wife and son. Above all, everyone must abideby the law . So he was arrested. But the trial came to an abrupt endbecause of the man's absence. It was said he was mentally abnormal andwas set free according to one law! What an absurd judgment! That'sabsolute nonsense! The angry people thought this bad law ought to beabolished to keep the judge from abusing his power. Fortunately, theboy's mother was able to afford enough money for the boy to go abroadto study. The moment the son was about to go aboard the ship, theykissed good-bye with tears. The boy went to an Academy of Technologysuccessfully. No one could doubt his ability to learn abstractknowledge. He was absorbed in knowledge so much, just like dry sandabsorbed water. His teacher really appreciated his complete absorptionin his studies. So he supplied the boy abundant books for study, whichaccelerated the boy working harder. Miss Austin was a strong woman. Byinvesting wisely, she accumulated a fortune. One day, Miss Austin met ayoung man by accident. Their meeting was quite accidental. It was timeof the Olympic Games, so hotel accommodations were scarce. The youngman saved his room for Miss Austin politely. If she sang, he wouldaccompany her on the piano. Because of his politeness, his strangeaccent was acceptable. Later, Miss Austin employed him as herassistant. He became accustomed to his job quickly. If she asked him tobuy some accessories for a car, he would accomplish the work soon inaccordance with her orders. So Miss Austin trusted him more and moreand even one day the man had access to her bank account number. MissAustin' detective showed her an accurate report to warn her of theman's cheating. He advised, “You must act accordingly.” Miss Austintook his suggestion into account. The young man was asked to accountfor his cheating. He explained he made a mistake on account of hisillness. According to his behavior, he was accused of incompetence..It's the age of advertisement. The ad companies have acute senses toactivate the public to like the products the sports players recommend.If a woman has been acknowledged as the best tennis-player in theworld, she can acquire a lot of money from advertisements. Of course,she must pay some additional charges as taxes to the TaxAdministration. Usually,the woman will adjust herself to the change ofher life and soon she will adapt herself to it. As a sports player, herearnings isn't always adequate to meet her needs. In addition to abeautiful house, she also wants to buy luxury cars. It's normal that afamous sports player's cars add up to five. In addition, some richsports players liked to buy acres of land as their properties, thusthey can have their outdoor activities conveniently. Sometimes someacquaintances of the sports players are popular too because their houseare adjacent to the players. Their houses adjoin the players', whichmake them proud and happy. An adjective for this phenomenon is,“snobbish”.
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