背單字

laminated /a/ 由薄片組成的
sever /vt,vi/ cut
cabinet /n,a/ 密室,櫥
marble /n,a,vt/大理石
mooch /vi,vt,n/ 乞丐,徘徊
crop /n,v/作物,剪

inflatable /a/ 膨脹的
Persian /a,n/波斯的,波斯人
Kuwait /n/ 科威特
veteran /n/ ex-soldier
combat /n,vi,vt/戰鬥,與...博鬥
handler /n/ someone in charge of training and controlling an animal
suspicious /adj/ 可疑的

chubby /adj/ 圓胖的
stumps /n/ 殘幹,腿
paddy /n/ 米
wear off 逐漸消失
naive /adj/天真的

A chubby Persian had moved to Kuwait before the war blew up in Persia.
He was a warrior in the past but he quited from his band because not only he got a stump in the last war but also he lost his favorite horse. His horse, Mike, was pretty clever. The man treated it like his own son. Mike was dead because it was shoot by one of the other soldiers he didn't know. The veteran was watching his horse's spirit wear off while he was losing himself. He didn't want to combat anymore.

The Persian buys a house to start a new life. The house is made from marble, and the wood floors are laminated. Otherwise, he wants to grow some crop in order to feed himself, and he is naive to image the paddy he makes must be worth everyone's taste.

One day a suspicious mooch stopped by his place. The man thought someone beg food again and he invited the mooch to eat his paddy. He saw the mooch's fingers was severed and he guessed the mooch might be a soldier before so the Persian asked " Have you done any army service?" The mooch said " No, I was a handler. Actually I know you because I have trained your horse, Mike, but we didn't get along with each other. He is my best horse but he hates me, so he escaped after biting off my fingers. I was so mad with him but I have been looking for him for a long time. Finally, I heard he moved to Kuwait with you. This is what I came for." The Persian was so surprised that someone was relative to him. He said kindly " he's dead already. You trained him be very strong, my friend. He is dead for me. I am so appreciated you two."



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