A Festival of Books
<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="People">People</span> <span word="joke">joke</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Los">Los</span> <span word="Angeles">Angeles</span> <span word="reads">reads</span>; <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="watches">watches</span> <span word="TV">TV</span>, <span word="rents">rents</span> <span word="videos">videos</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="movies">movies</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="reading">reading</span> <span word="material">material</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="comic">comic</span> <span word="books">books</span>, <span word="movie">movie</span> <span word="magazines">magazines</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="guides">guides</span>. <span word="City">City</span> <span word="libraries">libraries</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="only">only</span> 10 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="washes">washes</span> <span word="have">have</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span>? <span word="An">An</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="festival">festival</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="west">west</span> <span word="Los">Los</span> <span word="Angeles">Angeles</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="wait">wait</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="parking">parking</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="available">available</span>.</p><p> <span word="This">This</span> <span word="outdoor">outdoor</span> <span word="festival">festival</span>, <span word="sponsored">sponsored</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span>, <span word="occurs">occurs</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="April">April</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="weekend">weekend</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="attendance">attendance</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="estimated">estimated</span> <span word="at">at</span> 70,000 <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="and">and</span> 75,000 <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="festival">festival</span> <span word="featured">featured</span> 280 <span word="exhibitors">exhibitors</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="about">about</span> 90 <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="authors">authors</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="audience">audience</span> <span word="question">question</span>-<span word="and">and</span>-<span word="answer">answer</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="talk">talk</span>. <span word="Autograph">Autograph</span> <span word="seekers">seekers</span> <span word="sought">sought</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 150 <span word="authors">authors</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="kinds">kinds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ethnic">ethnic</span> <span word="foods">foods</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="hamburgers">hamburgers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Hawaiian">Hawaiian</span> <span word="shave">shave</span> <span word="ice">ice</span> <span word="drinks">drinks</span>. <span word="Except">Except</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> $7 <span word="parking">parking</span> <span word="fee">fee</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="festival">festival</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="free">free</span>. <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="so">so</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="avoided">avoided</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="sneaking">sneaking</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="sandwiches">sandwiches</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="drinks">drinks</span>.</p><p> <span word="People">People</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="California">California</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="drove">drove</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="San">San</span> <span word="Francisco">Francisco</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="sixth">sixth</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="now">now</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="husband">husband</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="fantastic">fantastic</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="outdoors">outdoors</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="authors">authors</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="deals">deals</span>, <span word="too">too</span>.</p>
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