藏有亿万美元秘密的男孩
<p><span word="One">One</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1965, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="librarian">librarian</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="View">View</span> <span word="Ridge">Ridge</span> <span word="School">School</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Seattle">Seattle</span> ,<span word="a">a</span> <span word="fourth">fourth</span>-<span word="grade">grade</span> <span word="teacher">teacher</span> <span word="approached">approached</span> <span word="me">me</span>.<span word="She">She</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="finished">finished</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="othersand">othersand</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span>. "<span word="Could">Could</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="library">library</span>?" <span word="she">she</span> <span word="asked">asked</span>.<span word="I">I</span> <span word="said">said</span>, "<span word="Send">Send</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="along">along</span>."</p><p>1965年，我在西雅图维尤里奇学校当图书馆员时，一天，一个四年级老师来找到我说，她有个学生总是最先完成功课，他需要干点别的对他有挑战性的工作。“他可以来图书馆帮帮忙吗？”她问。“带他来吧！”我说。</p><p><span word="Soon">Soon</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="slight">slight</span>, <span word="sandy">sandy</span>-<span word="haired">haired</span> <span word="boy">boy</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="jeans">jeans</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="T">T</span>-<span word="shirt">shirt</span> <span word="appeared">appeared</span>.</p><p>不一会儿，一个穿牛仔裤和圆领衫，长着沙色头发的清瘦男孩进来了。</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Dewey">Dewey</span> <span word="Decimal">Decimal</span> <span word="System">System</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="shelving">shelving</span> <span word="books">books</span>.<span word="He">He</span> <span word="picked">picked</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span>.<span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stack">stack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cards">cards</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="overdue">overdue</span> <span word="booksthat">booksthat</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="returnedbut">returnedbut</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="miss">miss</span>-<span word="shelved">shelved</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="cards">cards</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="them">them</span>.<span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span>, "<span word="Is">Is</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="detective">detective</span> <span word="job">job</span>?"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="answered">answered</span> "<span word="yes">yes</span>". <span word="And">And</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unrelenting">unrelenting</span> <span word="sleuth">sleuth</span>.</p><p>我向他讲了杜威十进制分类藏书法。他很快明白了。然后，我让他看了一堆卡片，上面的书目都是逾期很久未归还的。但现在我怀疑这些书其实已还，只是夹错了卡片和放错了地方，需要查找核实一下。“这是否有点像侦探工作？”他问。我说是的。</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="cardsby">cardsby</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="teacher">teacher</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="door">door</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="announced">announced</span>,"<span word="Time">Time</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="recess">recess</span>!" <span word="He">He</span> <span word="argued">argued</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="finishing">finishing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="job">job</span>;<span word="she">she</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="fresh">fresh</span> <span word="air">air</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="won">won</span>.</p>
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