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英语阅读能力是英语学习者语言水平的体现。阅读对于学习者具有重要的作用，不仅能培养学生英语语感，还能促进词汇积累，提高写作水平。对培养学习者的英语综合能力大有帮助，同时也是学好英语的主要手段和有效途径。今后 给大家安排了每天500字的小说阅读，期待大家加入，一起读英文原创小说。
每天500字阅读（朗读更棒），每个月就是1万5千字，每年的阅读量就可以达到高达18万， 这是一个很了不起的阅读量 。同时，我们把词汇提取出来，真实语境，更有利于习得词汇，一起读起来。
TheWillow Street Librarywas quiet, old-fashioned, and filled with forgotten corners. Claire loved its dusty shelves, ticking wall clocks, and the way sunlight filtered through stained glass windows.
One rainy afternoon, she wandered into thePoetrysection and picked up a thick volume of Emily Dickinson. As she flipped it open, a fadedlibrary checkout cardfell into her lap.
Most of the dates were from the 1980s, but one entry, written in neat handwriting, read:
“If someone ever finds this, tell me what your favorite line is. — T.H.”
Smiling, Claire turned to page 112 and underlined her favorite:
“Forever is composed of nows.”
Then, at the bottom of the card, she added:
“That line. It feels like spring in a sentence. — C.”
The next week, she returned to the same spot. When she opened the book again, there was a fresh reply:
“Beautiful choice. Mine’s on page 88. Shall we keep this going? — T.H.”
And so they did—an anonymous exchange of thoughts and poetry, scribbled in pencil on a single old card. They never wrote names, only initials.
Weeks passed. Their messages grew longer, more playful, more personal.
One day, T.H. wrote:
“I’m here every Friday at 5. If you’re curious enough, maybe I’ll see you.”
That Friday, Claire walked into the library with trembling hands.
At 5:01, in the Poetry section, a man stood by shelf #402. He held a copy of Emily Dickinson and a pencil in hand.
When their eyes met, neither needed to say a word.
Multiple Choice Questions
Where did Claire find the message from T.H.?
A. On a bookmark
B. On a wall note
C. On a library checkout card inside a book
D. On the last page of a newspaperWhat book were the notes exchanged in?
A. A novel by Jane Austen
B. A travel guide
C. A poetry collection by Emily Dickinson
D. A children’s fairy taleWhat line did Claire underline in the book?
A. “Because I could not stop for Death…”
B. “Forever is composed of nows.”
C. “Hope is the thing with feathers.”
D. “This is my letter to the World.”
C
C
B
library checkout card
图书馆借书卡
stained glass windows
彩色玻璃窗
scribbled in pencil
用铅笔潦草地写下
anonymous exchange
匿名交流
poetry section
诗歌区
underlined
划线标记
trembling hands
颤抖的双手
feels like spring in a sentence
像句子中的春天（比喻）
beautiful choice
美丽的选择
forgotten corners
被遗忘的角落
中文全文翻译402号书中的留言卡
柳街图书馆安静、古朴，藏着许多被遗忘的角落。克莱尔喜欢这里的灰尘书架、滴答作响的挂钟，还有彩绘玻璃洒下的阳光。
一个下雨的下午，她走进诗歌区，拿起一本厚厚的艾米莉·狄金森诗集。她翻开书时，一张褪色的借书卡掉进她的腿上。
大部分借阅记录来自上世纪80年代，但有一行工整的字迹写着：
“如果有人看到这个，请告诉我你最喜欢的诗句是什么。——T.H.”
克莱尔微笑着，翻到第112页，在那句下面划了一道线：
“永恒是由此刻组成的。”
然后，她在卡片底部写下：
“这句。像句子里的春天一样。——C。”
下周她再次回来，打开那本书，发现了一条新回复：
“很棒的选择。我喜欢第88页的那句。我们继续写下去吧？——T.H.”
于是他们开始了——匿名的思想与诗意交流，用铅笔在一张旧卡片上书写。他们从未写过姓名，只有首字母。
几个星期过去，留言越来越长，越来越俏皮，也更加私密。
有一天，T.H.写道：
“我每个星期五下午5点都会来。如果你足够好奇，也许我们会见面。”
那天周五，克莱尔带着颤抖的手走进图书馆。
5点01分，在402号书架边，一位手拿诗集和铅笔的男子站在那里。
当他们目光相遇时，谁也不用开口说话。
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