英文短篇故事（纽约）168 A Good Deal on a Used Book
时间：2019-01-22 作者：英语课 分类：英文短篇故事（纽约）
He took the subway to Strand 1 Book Store. The one-way subway fare was $2.25. He needed a vocabulary book. He found "Word Menu." The book lists words according 2 to subject matter. For example, listed under Clothing are types of clothing, such as Sweaters. Listed under Sweaters are types of sweaters, such as V-Neck and Turtleneck. There were only two books. They were used, not new. One was $12, and one was $7. That's strange, he thought. Why are the prices different? He examined both books carefully. He couldn't find a single difference between them. He bought the $7 book. He felt good. He had just saved $5. He went home. He walked over to his bookshelf 3. He was about to put the book on his bookshelf. Then he stopped. There on his bookshelf was the same book! He opened the book. Inside was a sticker. The sticker said "Strand—$1."
- She tucked a loose strand of hair behind her ears.她把一缕散发夹到了耳后。
- The climbers had been stranded by a storm.登山者被暴风雨困住了。
- According to the Bible we are all the seed of Adam.根据《圣经》所说的，我们都是亚当的后裔。
- We must cut our coat according to our cloth this year.今年我们必须学会量入为出。