共 16 句 · 中英对照 · 对应本级 10 个目标词
开始练这一级 →Our small library opened in a quiet era of few cars.我们的小图书馆开在一个汽车很少的安静「时代」。 One family gave the land, and a fund paid for books.一个家族出了地,一笔「基金」买了书。 For years a kid could find a story there on a wet day.很多年里,孩子在下雨天能在那里找到一个故事。 I went every week.我每周都去。 I still know the smell of old paper.我至今还记得旧纸的气味。
The woman at the desk never told me to be quiet.服务台的女士从不叫我安静。 The numbers showed a pattern: cold days brought people.数字里有一个「模式」:天冷时来的人多。 By the time I left the city, the reading habit was part of me.到我离开城里时,阅读的习惯已是我的一部分。 Last year I came back and saw a long gap in the wall.去年我回来,看见墙上有一道长长的「缺口」。
The roof was old, so rain put a load on weak wood.屋顶旧了,雨水就给脆弱的木头加上一份「负担」。 People said the city should ban the fee.人们说,城市应该「禁止」这笔「费用」。 Others said the building had lost its power to draw young readers.也有人说,这楼失去了吸引年轻读者的「力量」。 The bid listed the repairs, item by item.那份「出价」把要修的东西一「项」一「项」列了出来。
Neighbors read it and gave money monthly.邻居们读了,每个月都捐钱。 They closed the gap with new wood, books and a light.他们用新木头补上「缺口」,又添了书和一盏灯。 I walked in and felt new life there.我走进去,觉得那里有了新的生机。
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