英語閱讀能力是英語學(xué)習(xí)者語言水平的體現(xiàn)。閱讀對(duì)于學(xué)習(xí)者具有重要的作用，不僅能培養(yǎng)學(xué)生英語語感，還能促進(jìn)詞匯積累，提高寫作水平。對(duì)培養(yǎng)學(xué)習(xí)者的英語綜合能力大有幫助，同時(shí)也是學(xué)好英語的主要手段和有效途徑。今后 給大家安排了每天500字的小說閱讀，期待大家加入，一起讀英文原創(chuàng)小說。

每天500字閱讀（朗讀更棒），每個(gè)月就是1萬5千字，每年的閱讀量就可以達(dá)到高達(dá)18萬， 這是一個(gè)很了不起的閱讀量 。同時(shí)，我們把詞匯提取出來，真實(shí)語境，更有利于習(xí)得詞匯，一起讀起來。

Tucked away in a quiet alley was“Night Petals,”a flower shop that opened only after sunset.

Its windows glowed softly in the dark, and the air around it always smelled faintly ofjasmine and lavender.
Locals whispered about the shop, saying the flowers there seemed to last longer, bloom brighter, as if kissed by the moon itself.

Iris, a literature student who worked late at a nearby bookstore, passed the shop every evening but had never dared enter—until one rainy Thursday.

She stepped inside, soaked and curious.
The shop was warm, dimly lit by antique lamps.
Behind the counter stood a man arranging white peonies. He looked up, startled.

“You’re open,” she said, half surprised.

He smiled. “Only for those who believe flowers bloom best at night.”

His name wasRowan, and the shop, he said, had been in his family for generations.
He offered her a cup of rose tea and asked, “Would you like to leave a flower for someone you miss?”

There was anotebook of names, each paired with a type of bloom.

Iris thought of her mother, gone two springs ago, and choseforget-me-nots.

From then on, she returned often.
Not just to leave flowers—but to talk, to listen.

Rowan spoke of flower meanings, of petals as poetry, of silence that smelled sweet.

Iris found herself writing again—stories filled with moonlit gardens and quiet boys who knew the language of blooms.

One evening, she asked, “What flower would you leave for someone you’re still getting to know?”

Rowan handed her amoonflower, pale and delicate.

“It only opens at night,” he said, “just like some hearts.”

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Iris intrigued by the flower shop?
   A. She was searching for a gift
   B. It only opened at night and smelled unique
   C. Her mother once owned it
   D. She read about it in a novel

2. What was the purpose of the notebook in the shop?
   A. A guest book
   B. A catalog of rare flowers
   C. A record of who visited
   D. A list of flowers left for missed loved ones

3. What was special about the moonflower?
   A. It only blooms once a year
   B. It glows in the dark
   C. It blooms only at night
   D. It has healing powers

1. B

2. D

3. C

Night Petals

夜之花（花店名）

jasmine and lavender

茉莉與薰衣草

forget-me-nots

勿忘我

moonflower

月光花

bloom at night

夜間盛開

rose tea

玫瑰花茶

flower meanings

花語

petals as poetry

花瓣如詩(shī)

notebook of names

留名本

kissed by the moon

被月光親吻（比喻花的美）

中文全文翻譯月光下的花開

在一條安靜的小巷里，有一家名叫“夜之花”的花店，只在日落之后才開門。

窗戶在黑夜中泛著溫柔的光，周圍空氣中總彌漫著茉莉與薰衣草的香氣。
當(dāng)?shù)厝说吐晜髡f，這里的花似乎能開得更久、更亮，仿佛真是被月亮親吻過。

艾瑞斯是一名文學(xué)專業(yè)的學(xué)生，在附近書店做晚班。她每天都會(huì)經(jīng)過這家店，卻從未走進(jìn)去——直到一個(gè)下雨的星期四。

她滿身濕意地走了進(jìn)去。
店內(nèi)溫暖、昏黃，幾盞古燈散發(fā)著柔光。
柜臺(tái)后站著一位正在整理白牡丹的男子，他抬起頭，有些吃驚。

“你這兒開門啊？”她略顯驚訝地說。

他微笑：“只為相信花在夜里最美的人。”

他名叫羅溫，他說這家店是家族傳承。

他請(qǐng)她喝了一杯玫瑰花茶，問：“要為你想念的人留一朵花嗎？”

店里有一本名字筆記本，每個(gè)名字旁邊是一種花的名字。

艾瑞斯想起兩年前離世的母親，選了勿忘我。

從那以后，她常常回來。
不只是為了留下花，更是為了聽他說話、陪伴。

羅溫談起花語，說花瓣如詩(shī)，沉默也能芬芳。

艾瑞斯又開始寫故事，寫滿月光花園和那個(gè)懂花語的安靜男孩。

有一晚，她問：“你會(huì)為還在了解中的人，留什么花？”

羅溫遞給她一朵月光花，淡雅脆弱。

“它只在夜里開放，”他說，“就像有些人的心。”

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