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我在读的书

The Book I Am Reading

生词 · New in this passage

to borrow; to lend
有意思interesting
hard; difficult
汤姆

玛丽,你在读什么书?

Mary, what book are you reading?

玛丽

我在读一本书,很有意思。

I'm reading a book. It's very interesting.

汤姆

有意思吗?字难吗?

Interesting? Are the characters hard?

玛丽

字不难,这本书也不难,我一个星期就读了。

The characters aren't hard, and the book isn't hard either. I read it in just a week.

汤姆

一个星期?我觉得书都很难,我没觉得书有意思。

A week? I think all books are hard. I've never thought a book was interesting.

玛丽

这本书不一样,你会觉得有意思。

This book is different. You'll think it's interesting.

汤姆

是吗?我也想读,你能借我吗?

Really? I want to read it too. Can you lend it to me?

玛丽

好,明天我借你这本书。

Sure, tomorrow I'll lend you the book.

汤姆

谢谢!我借了就读,读了告诉你,我觉得难不难。

Thanks! Once I've borrowed it I'll read it right away, and once I've read it I'll tell you whether I think it's hard.

玛丽

好,我也想知道你觉不觉得有意思。

Good, I also want to know whether you find it interesting.

看懂了吗 · Check yourself

How long did it take Mary to finish the book?

一个星期

What does Tom think about books in general, before reading this one?

书都很难

What does Tom ask Mary for?

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