英语阅读能力是英语学习者语言水平的体现。阅读对于学习者具有重要的作用，不仅能培养学生英语语感，还能促进词汇积累，提高写作水平。对培养学习者的英语综合能力大有帮助，同时也是学好英语的主要手段和有效途径。今后 给大家安排了每天500字的小说阅读，期待大家加入，一起读英文原创小说。
每天500字阅读（朗读更棒），每个月就是1万5千字，每年的阅读量就可以达到高达18万， 这是一个很了不起的阅读量 。同时，我们把词汇提取出来，真实语境，更有利于习得词汇，一起读起来。
Every Saturday,Leo, a part-time barista and literature student, walked past a secondhand bookstall beneath theElm Street overpass. The stall wasn’t big—just four wooden crates of books and a handwritten sign that read: “Take a book. Leave a thought.”
He picked up a worn copy of The Little Prince.
Inside, betweenpages 36 and 37, there was ablue sticky note:
“If you’re reading this, you probably needed a gentle story today. I hope the prince reminds you to look with your heart. — M.”
Leo smiled. The handwriting was neat, small, and had a kind warmth.
The next week, he came back—not for coffee this time, but tolook for notes.
He picked up Norwegian Wood, and sure enough, another note:
“Some books make you ache in quiet ways. It’s okay to feel too much. — M.”
He began writing back. He folded smallpaper craneswith short replies and tucked them inside the books:
*“Yes. I ache too. Thank you.” “How do you always know what to say?”
This went on for weeks. A quiet exchange, anonymous, yet oddly intimate.
One day, Leo left a note with his favorite quote:
“I’m starting to wonder who M is. Whoever you are, your words matter. — L.”
The following Saturday, a new book waited: Jane Eyre.
Inside was a simple card:
“Elm Street Café, Sunday. 10 a.m. If you want to know who M is, I’ll be there—with a blue notebook.”
Leo almost didn’t go. But Sunday morning, he arrived early, heart racing.
At the corner table sat a girl with a blue notebook, doodling paper cranes in the margins.
She looked up and smiled.
“I thought you might come,” she said.
Leo grinned. “I was hoping you would be real.”
Multiple Choice Questions
Where did Leo find the first note?
A. Inside a library book
B. Between pages of The Little Prince
C. On a café napkin
D. Attached to a bookstore doorWhat did Leo use to reply to the notes?
A. Coffee cups
B. Chalkboard messages
C. Paper cranes
D. Anonymous emailsWhat clue did M leave for a real-life meeting?
A. A phone number
B. A map drawn in a book
C. A date and place inside Jane Eyre
D. A letter hidden under the bookstall
B
C
C
secondhand bookstall
二手书摊
sticky note
便签纸
look with your heart
用心去看
ache in quiet ways
默默心痛
anonymous exchange
匿名互动
paper crane
纸鹤
folded
折叠的
margins
页边空白
handwritten sign
手写标语牌
oddly intimate
说不出的亲密感
中文全文翻译书页间的便条
每个星期六，里奥，一个兼职咖啡师兼文学系学生，总会经过榆树街高架桥下的一个二手书摊。
书摊不大——只是四个木箱的旧书，一块手写的牌子上写着：“拿一本书，留一句话。”
他拿起一本破旧的《小王子》。
在第36和37页之间，夹着一张蓝色便签纸：
“如果你正在读这本书，你大概正需要一个温柔的故事。 希望小王子能提醒你：要用心去看。——M”
里奥微笑了。字迹整齐、小巧，带着一种温暖的语气。
下周，他再次回来——这次不是为了咖啡，而是为了寻找留言。
他拿起《挪威的森林》，果然，又发现了一张便条：
“有些书会悄悄地让人心痛。 没关系，你可以尽情去感受。——M”
他开始回应。他折起小小的纸鹤，在里面写上话，然后夹进书里：
“是的，我也心痛，谢谢你。” “你怎么总是知道我需要听什么？”
这样安静的交流持续了数周。匿名、温柔，却出奇地亲密。
有一天，里奥留下了一句最喜欢的文字：
“我开始好奇M是谁。 无论你是谁，你的话让我感受到被理解。——L”
接下来的星期六，一本新书等着他：《简·爱》。
书里夹着一张卡片：
“榆树街咖啡馆，星期天上午十点。 如果你想知道我是谁，我会带着一本蓝色笔记本。”
里奥差点没去。但星期天清晨，他提早到达，心跳如鼓。
在角落的桌边，坐着一个女孩，她正拿着蓝色笔记本，在页边空白画着纸鹤。
她抬头，看见他，笑了笑。
“我猜你会来。”她说。
里奥笑了：“我也希望你是真的。”。
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