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1、HawaiiFormanyyears,Hawaiihasbeenamagicnametopeoplewholiketotravel.Thebeachestherearethebestintheworld/andthewavesarethehighest.Andtheweatherisneithertoohotnortoocoldalltheyeararound.Thewaterisveryclear,too.It’stoowonderfulforpeopletodowatersportsthere,justlikesurfing,diving,water-skiingorswimmin
2、g.Especiallysurfingthereissoexcitingthatmanysurfersandtravelersfromallovertheworldareattractedeveryyear.PeopleonbothsidesofthePacificOcean,inJapanandinAmerica,dreamofseeingthesebeautifulislandsinthemiddleofocean.Theyalsowanttoseesunsetovertheocean.Inthetropicallands,thesundropslikeaballofgoldenf
3、ireintothesea,anditdropsoquicklythatyoucanalmostseeitmove.Peopleoftenhaveaquiet,peacefultimehere,perfectforaleisurelywalkalongthewater.ThefirstpeoplecametoHawaiinearlytwothousandyearsago,butskyscraperhotelswereonlybuiltinthelast25years.NowyetairplanesmakeitpossibletoflytoHawaiiforaweekendfromTok
4、yoorSanFranciscoorLosAngeles.Whereverpeoplecomefrom,theyreallywanttoseetheoriginal7beautyofHawaii.ABraveMotherLiza,amiddle-agedwoman,wenttopreparelunch,leavingBarney,her3-year-old-son,playingbyhimselfinthebackyard.Allofasudden,asharpcryofBarneycameintothemother’sears,andLizarushedintothebackyard
5、andfoundabigsnakeentwiningthelittlechildwithitsbodyandtryingtoswallowtheboy.Lizawasterrifiedandquiteangry.Shemadeuphermindtosavehersonfromthesnake’smouth.Itwasmother’slovethatmadeLizaforgetwhatshefaced.Shetookupanoldhatchetfromthegroundandstruckthesnakewithallherstrength.Onetwowiththehatchet,Liz
6、ahitthesnakeagainandagain,butshefeltasifshewasstrikingamassofsolidrubber.Thelittleboy’svoiceandbreathweregettingweakerandweaker.Liza’sheartwasbrokenandshegotnearlymad.SuddenlyLizaputasidethehatchetandthrewherselftothesnake,openedhermouthandbitintothesnake’sbackasiftearingatoughsteak.Lizawasreall
7、ymad.7Byandbyasmallpieceoffleshwasbitoff.Lizapickedupthehatchetagainandhitatthewoundinthesnake’sbackmadlyandsavagely.Stinkingbloodwassprayingoutofthesnake’sbody.ThesnakewassobadlywoundedthatitletgoofBarneyandmovedbackintothe
