共 15 句 · 中英对照 · 对应本级 10 个目标词
开始练这一级 →The shop near my home sold rice and oil, then it closed.我家附近的小店卖米和油,后来它关门了。 Most people in our street knew the old owner by name.我们这条街上大多数人都知道那位老店主的名字。 My neighbour read the note on the door and said nothing.邻居看了门上的纸条,什么也没说。 I read it too, because the shop was crucial to us all.我也看了,因为这家店对我们所有人都「至关重要」。
On winter evenings, the light behind the curtain showed he was awake.冬天的傍晚,它「窗帘」后面的灯光说明他还醒着。 But he never declared his plan to anyone in person.但是他从来没有当面向任何人「宣布」过自己的打算。 When the shop closed, the space behind the glass looked dark.店关门以后,玻璃后面的空间看起来一片漆黑。 Customers walked past the door, and our street began to decline.顾客从门口走过,我们这条街开始「衰落」。
In that context, his silence said everything.在那种「背景」下,他的沉默说明了一切。 Then a young man offered to take the shop and deliver bread.后来一个年轻人提出愿意接手这家店,还愿意「递送」面包。 A quiet contest began between the two men.两个男人之间开始了一场安静的「较量」。 But the old owner wanted no help.但是那位老店主不想要任何帮助。
Now the shop is a small library, a delight for the children.现在这家店成了一个小图书馆,让孩子们「高兴」不已。 A new delivery of books arrives each Friday, and the old desk is still there.每个星期五都会有一批「递送」的新书送来,那张旧桌子还在。 A curious girl often asks who sold tea in this room.一个「好奇」的女孩常常问,以前是谁在这个房间里卖茶。
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