读英文微小说,习得英语词汇 | Chapter 4: The Mysterious Poem

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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。

One afternoon, while searching near the river, Lily found another stone with “E.M.” carved on it. This stone was different; it had a few words engraved below the initials, faded but still legible. The words read, “To those who seek, I leave a piece.” Lily was puzzled but excited. Was this part of a larger message or perhaps a poem Eleanor had written?

Determined to understand more, Lily took the stone to Mrs. Hodge, who looked at it thoughtfully. “This must be one of Eleanor’s poems,” she said. “She was known to leave her thoughts on nature and kindness in the form of little verses. The villagers believed that finding one brought good luck.” The idea that Eleanor had left messages through poetry made Lily even more curious.

Mrs. Hodge suggested that there might be more stones forming a complete poem along the riverbank. Lily’s heart raced with anticipation—she could be the first in generations to uncover Eleanor’s message. She decided to search every inch of the bank in hopes of piecing together this mysterious poem.

Key Words:

  1. legible - 清晰的

  2. puzzled - 困惑的

  3. verses - 诗句

  4. good luck - 好运

  5. anticipation - 期待

  6. piece - 一部分

  7. puzzle - 拼图

  8. complete - 完整的

  9. uncover - 发现

  10. message - 信息

中文译文:

某天下午,在河边搜索时,莉莉发现了另一块刻有“E.M.”字母的石头。这块石头有些不同,字母下面还刻了一些字,虽然已经有些模糊,但仍然可以辨认。上面写着:“献给那些寻求的人,我留下了一块。”莉莉既困惑又兴奋。这是某个更大信息的一部分,还是埃莉诺写下的一首诗?

为了弄清楚更多内容,莉莉把石头拿给霍奇夫人,后者若有所思地看着它。“这一定是埃莉诺的诗句之一,”她说。“她以在小石头上写下自己对自然和善意的感悟而闻名。村民们相信找到石头的人会有好运。”想到埃莉诺通过诗句留下信息的方式,莉莉更加好奇了。

霍奇夫人建议说,沿着河岸可能会有更多的石头拼成一首完整的诗。莉莉的心因期待而怦然跳动——她可能是几代人以来第一个解开埃莉诺信息的人。于是,她决定在河岸上每一寸土地都仔细寻找,希望能拼凑出这首神秘的诗。

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