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1.I could probably get this book through inter-library loan.

我可能可以通过馆际互借借到这本书。

2.My father recommend this book to me. 我爸爸给我推荐了这本书。

3.The plot of the book is moving and the language is easygoing.

这本书的情节感人，语言易懂。

4.Who is the author of the collection? 这部作品集的作者是谁?

5.Have you read "Oliver Twist"? 你有读过《雾都孤儿》吗?

6.This is a novel about rural life in old China. 这是关于旧中国农村生活的一部小说。

7.How much do you know about the works of Shakespeare? 关于莎士比亚的作品你了解多少?

8.This book is very much in demand. 这本书很热销。

9.Which books are the best sellers this year? 今年哪些书畅销?

10.The book sells well. 这本书买得很好。

Dialogue One

A:What's your favorite book?

你最喜欢的书是什么?

B:It's Gone With the Wind.

是《飘》。

A:Why do you like it best?

为什么你最喜欢它?

B:I enjoy the various characters and the plot.

我喜欢里面各种各样的角色和情节。

A:Well.I like the Thom Birds best.

额，我最喜欢《荆棘鸟》。

B:Is it very interesting?

它有趣吗?

A:Sure.I like the writer's language,too.

当然。我也喜欢作者的语言。

B:If I have a chance,I'll enjoy the book.

如果有机会，我会看一下这本书。

A:Would you like to go to the bookshop with me?

你想和我一起去书店吗?

B:That's a good idea.Let's go!

好主意。我们走吧!

Dialogue Two

A:Mr.Ben,What do you think of the book?

本先生，你觉得这本书怎么样?

B:It's an excellent one.I like it very much.

很好的一本书。我非常喜欢它。

A:Why?

为什么?

B:It includes a lot of useful words and phrases.

它有很多有用的单词和短语。

A:I agree with you.

我同意你的看法。

Dialogue Three

A:What's that book you have under your arm?

你腋下的那本书是什么?

B:It's the best seller everyone's been talking about for the last six months.

这是最近六个月来大家都在讨论的畅销书。

A:How in the world did you get a copy?I've put a hold on it at the public library for weeks and I'm still waiting my turn.

你究竟是怎么得到这个副本的?我已经在公共图书馆预借了好几个星期了，我还在等待什么时候轮到我。

B:I checked it out of the rental library. It only costs five cents a day.

我在租书图书馆租的。每天只要5美分。

A:Is it really worth paying for?

这钱花得值得吗?

B:I can't tell yet.I haven't got beyond the first chapter.

我还不能肯定。我还没看完第一章。

A:If it's any good,I'll buy a copy when it comes out in the pocket edition.

如果好的话，当有出袖珍版时，我会买一本。

买书的原因

There are a huge variety of books on sale.Every year,a lot of new titles are published.But what makes a book a best seller?What makes people choose the books they buy?

有各种各样的书在打折出售。每年，很多新书出版。但是，什么让一本书成为畅销书呢?什么让人们选择购买它们呢?

Often a book will sell well because of a television program.People buy books for pleasure,to find out about particular things or places which interest them,and to give them to others as presents.

通常一本书卖得好是因为电视节目。人们为了娱乐而买书，找出一些让他们感兴趣的特别的东西或地方，同时把它们作为礼物送给别人。