Where Did That Book Go
<p> 《365个英语小故事》:实用简洁的小故事，都是日常生活小故事，在学习英语的同时了解美国文化，循序渐进，轻松掌握。</p><p> <span word="Samuel">Samuel</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="thrift">thrift</span> <span word="shop">shop</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="walked">walked</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shop">shop</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="mindto">mindto</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="NOT">NOT</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="yesterday">yesterday</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="piled">piled</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="yesterday">yesterday</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="moment">moment</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="mind">mind</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shelf">shelf</span>.</p><p> <span word="Samuel">Samuel</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="library">library</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="exceeded">exceeded</span> 1,000 <span word="booksalmost">booksalmost</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="unread">unread</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="subscribed">subscribed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="magazines">magazines</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span>. <span word="Samuel">Samuel</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="reading">reading</span> <span word="material">material</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="apartment">apartment</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="finish">finish</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="lifetimes">lifetimes</span>, <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="urge">urge</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="raged">raged</span> <span word="on">on</span>.</p><p> <span word="He">He</span> <span word="finally">finally</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="foot">foot</span> <span word="down">down</span>. <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="book">book</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="himself">himself</span>, <span word="unless">unless</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="special">special</span>. <span word="Yesterdays">Yesterdays</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="fit">fit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bill">bill</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="biography">biography</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="favorite">favorite</span> <span word="authorsStephen">authorsStephen</span> <span word="King">King</span>. <span word="King">King</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Americas">Americas</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="fiction">fiction</span> <span word="authors">authors</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="wasnt">wasnt</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="King">King</span>; <span word="early">early</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="career">career</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="rejection">rejection</span> <span word="slips">slips</span>. <span word="Samuel">Samuel</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="writer">writer</span>. <span word="King">King</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="model">model</span>.</p><p> <span word="Samuel">Samuel</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="piled">piled</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="yesterday">yesterday</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="one">one</span>. <span word="All">All</span> <span word="right">right</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="thought">thought</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="easy">easy</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="yesterday">yesterday</span>, <span word="except">except</span> <span word="onethe">onethe</span> <span word="Stephen">Stephen</span> <span word="King">King</span> <span word="book">book</span>. <span word="Gee">Gee</span>, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="surprise">surprise</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="thought">thought</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="cant">cant</span> <span word="find">find</span>.</p>
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