英語幽默小故事 The Stories Are Still in Them
Durj.com//tags-4798-0.html" target="_blank" >ing a visit to my mother' s home, I joined her in the living room to talk, read and watch television. Facing a bookcase that has been in the same spot since I was a child, I let my eyes wander over the familiar volumes, many of which now have faded covers and frayed bindings. "These books look so sad," I remarked. "Maybe we should go through them and toss some." My mother stood up and went over to the shelves. She took down several books, turned a few pages and replaced them. Then she returned to her chair and quietly said, 'They are just fine. The stories are still in them. Notes: (1) bookcase n.書架 (2) wander v.漫遊；徘徊 (3) faded adj.退色的 (4) frayed adj.磨破的 (5) go through檢查；搜查 Exercises: 根據短文填空： ① I let my eyes_____ the familiar Volumes. ② Many of them now have_____ covers and _____bindings. ③ Maybe we should go them and toss some. ④ My mother stood up and went_____ to the shelves. ⑤ She took _____several books, turned a few pages and replaced them. 97.故事還在裏面 我回孃家期間，我和母親一起在起居室裏交談、讀書、看電視。對面是一個從我孩童時代就原地未動的書架。我的眼睛看着那些熟悉的卷冊，其中許多都已封面褪色、書脊磨破了。 “這些書看起來真慘，”我說，“或許我們應該翻檢一下，扔掉一些。” 母親站起來，走到書架處。她拿下幾本書，翻了幾頁又重新放了回去。然後她坐回到椅子上，平靜地說：“很好，故事還都在裏面。” 練習參考答案： ① wander; over ② faded; frayed ③ through ④ over ⑤ down
