读英文微小说，习得英语词汇 | Chapter 5: A New Member

教育 2024-11-08 19:26 英国

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。

After hours in the hidden room, Charlie felt both overwhelmed and exhilarated. The clock showed that it was long past midnight, yet he didn’t want to leave. As he sat at the desk, he noticed a small notebook lying near the letter. On its cover, in faded letters, it read: “For the Next Seeker.” Carefully opening it, he found a blank page with an inscription: “Write your name here to join the Society of Seekers.”

Without hesitation, Charlie picked up the pen lying next to it and wrote his name. The ink shimmered for a moment, then dried, sealing his place in Willowbrook’s history. As he finished writing, he felt a strange warmth, as if the room itself were welcoming him as a new member.

Over the next few weeks, Charlie would come back to the secret room after classes, reading more about the society’s discoveries and learning new things about his school. He was filled with excitement, knowing he had unlocked a secret that most people would never discover.

Soon, he realized that he wasn’t alone in his quest; he saw little signs that someone else was also visiting the room—books moved, new notes left behind. It dawned on him that there might be other seekers, students just as curious as he was, joining in the hidden legacy. One evening, he found a note addressed to him: “Welcome to the Society of Seekers. Your journey has only begun.”

From that day forward, Charlie became part of a tradition that linked him to generations of students. Each day, he felt more connected to the mysteries, learning to see his school not as just walls and rooms but as a place of wonder and hidden stories. The secret room was now his sanctuary, and he knew that someday, he too would leave something behind for future seekers to discover.

Key Words:

overwhelmed - 不知所措的
exhilarated - 兴奋的
midnight - 午夜
notebook - 笔记本
inscription - 题词
shimmered - 闪烁
sealing - 封存
quest - 探索
legacy - 传承
sanctuary - 庇护所

中文译文：

在秘密房间里呆了几个小时后，查理既感到不知所措，又感到兴奋。时钟显示已经远超过午夜，但他舍不得离开。当他坐在桌旁时，发现信旁边有一本小笔记本。封面上用褪色的字母写着：“给下一位探索者。”他小心地翻开，发现一页空白页，上面题着一行字：“在此写下你的名字，加入探索者社团。”

查理毫不犹豫地拿起旁边的笔写下了自己的名字。墨水闪烁了一会儿，随即干涸，将他的名字永远铭刻在威洛布鲁克的历史中。当他写完时，感到一种奇异的温暖，仿佛整个房间在欢迎他成为新成员。

接下来的几周里，查理放学后会回到秘密房间，阅读更多社团的发现故事，并了解关于他学校的新知识。他感到无比兴奋，知道自己解锁了一个大多数人永远不会发现的秘密。

很快，他意识到自己并不是孤身一人在探索；他发现有些迹象表明还有其他人也在拜访这个房间——书被挪动了，新的便条被留下。渐渐地，他意识到或许有其他像他一样充满好奇的学生也加入了这个隐藏的传承。某个傍晚，他发现一张写给他的便条：“欢迎加入探索者社团。你的旅程才刚刚开始。”

从那天起，查理成了连接一代代学生的传统的一部分。每天，他都感觉自己与这些谜团更亲近了一些，把他的学校视作充满奇迹和隐藏故事的地方。秘密房间成了他的庇护所，他知道有一天，他也会在这里为未来的探索者留下属于他的痕迹。

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