During a visit to my mother s home, I joined her in the living room to talk, read and watch television. Facing a bookcase that has been in the same spot since I was a child, I let my eyes wander over the familiar volumes, many of which now have faded covers and frayed bindings.

　　These books look so sad, I remarked. Maybe we should go through them and toss some.

　　My mother stood up and went over to the shelves. She took down several books, turned a few pages and replaced them. Then she returned to her chair and quietly said, They are just fine. The stories are still in them.

　　Notes：

　　（1） bookcase n.書架

　　（2） wander v.漫游；徘徊

　　（3） faded adj.退色的

　　（4） frayed adj.磨破的

　　（5） go through檢查；搜查

　　Exercises：

　　根據短文填空：

　　① I let my eyes_____ the familiar Volumes.

　　② Many of them now have_____ covers and _____bindings.

　　③ Maybe we should go them and toss some.

　　④ My mother stood up and went_____ to the shelves.

　　⑤ She took _____several books, turned a few pages and replaced them.

　　我回娘家期間，我和母親一起在起居室里交談、讀書、看電視。對面是一個從我孩童時代就原地未動的書架。我的眼睛看著那些熟悉的卷冊，其中許多都已封面褪色、書脊磨破了。

　　這些書看起來真慘，我說，或許我們應該翻檢一下，扔掉一些。

　　母親站起來，走到書架處。她拿下幾本書，翻了幾頁又重新放了回去。然后她坐回到椅子上，平靜地說：很好，故事還都在里面。

　　練習參考答案：

　　① wander； over ② faded； frayed ③ through ④ over ⑤ down

　　During a visit to my mother s home, I joined her in the living room to talk, read and watch television. Facing a bookcase that has been in the same spot since I was a child, I let my eyes wander over the familiar volumes, many of which now have faded covers and frayed bindings.

　　These books look so sad, I remarked. Maybe we should go through them and toss some.

　　My mother stood up and went over to the shelves. She took down several books, turned a few pages and replaced them. Then she returned to her chair and quietly said, They are just fine. The stories are still in them.

　　Notes：

　　（1） bookcase n.書架

　　（2） wander v.漫游；徘徊

　　（3） faded adj.退色的

　　（4） frayed adj.磨破的

　　（5） go through檢查；搜查

　　Exercises：

　　根據短文填空：

　　① I let my eyes_____ the familiar Volumes.

　　② Many of them now have_____ covers and _____bindings.

　　③ Maybe we should go them and toss some.

　　④ My mother stood up and went_____ to the shelves.

　　⑤ She took _____several books, turned a few pages and replaced them.

　　我回娘家期間，我和母親一起在起居室里交談、讀書、看電視。對面是一個從我孩童時代就原地未動的書架。我的眼睛看著那些熟悉的卷冊，其中許多都已封面褪色、書脊磨破了。

　　這些書看起來真慘，我說，或許我們應該翻檢一下，扔掉一些。

　　母親站起來，走到書架處。她拿下幾本書，翻了幾頁又重新放了回去。然后她坐回到椅子上，平靜地說：很好，故事還都在里面。

　　練習參考答案：

　　① wander； over ② faded； frayed ③ through ④ over ⑤ down