英語閱讀能力是英語學習者語言水平的體現。閱讀對于學習者具有重要的作用，不僅能培養學生英語語感，還能促進詞匯積累，提高寫作水平。對培養學習者的英語綜合能力大有幫助，同時也是學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，一起讀英文原創小說。

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

The oldWillow Lane Post Officewas scheduled to close in three weeks.
Dust coated the wooden counters, and few people still sent real letters.
ButClara, a local history enthusiast, visited often—drawn by the scent of old paper and the quiet ticking of the wall clock.

One rainy morning, the postmaster, Mr. Ellis, waved her over.

“I think you’ll want to see this,” he said, handing her a yellowed envelope.

The stamp was faded, but the postmark read:“April 17, 1972.”

“To be delivered to Ms. Evelyn May, future resident of Willow Lane.”
No return address. No sender.

Clara’s heart fluttered.

She opened it carefully. Inside was a handwritten letter:

*“To the woman who will someday walk these cobblestones, I write this not knowing your face, only hoping you will read these words with a heart still soft. If the world feels too fast, slow down. If your dreams feel distant, hold tighter. I don’t know you, but I believe in you. —A Friend from the Past”*

There was no explanation—only kindness folded in time.

Clara was moved beyond words. She placed the letter in her journal, returned home, and began writing her own.

“To whoever finds this letter in the future: If you feel alone, know someone once thought of you. And maybe, like me, you’ll pass it on.”

She sealed it in an envelope and handed it to Mr. Ellis.

“Can you hide this in the back room? Deliver it... whenever someone curious like me shows up?”

He nodded with a grin.

Years later, a new girl wandered into the building—now turned museum.

A dusty envelope was waiting for her.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Clara visit the post office often?
   A. She worked there
   B. She hoped to find lost letters
   C. She loved history and the old atmosphere
   D. She was waiting for someone

2. What was special about the letter Clara received?
   A. It was mailed from overseas
   B. It was addressed to her directly
   C. It was meant for a future resident
   D. It was written in a foreign language

3. What did Clara do after reading the letter?
   A. She tracked down the original writer
   B. She submitted it to a newspaper
   C. She wrote a new letter for a future reader
   D. She stored it in a museum

1. C

2. C

3. C

postmark

郵戳

yellowed envelope

發黃的信封

return address

寄件地址

cobblestones

鵝卵石路面

folded in time

被時間折疊保存

heart still soft

仍柔軟的心

future resident

未來的居民

local history enthusiast

本地歷史愛好者

sealed in an envelope

裝進信封

deliver it whenever

在合適的時候送出

中文全文翻譯等候的信

老舊的柳巷郵局即將在三周后關閉。
木制柜臺上積滿灰塵，幾乎沒人再寄真正的信。
但克拉拉仍常常光顧——她鐘愛舊紙張的味道和掛鐘滴答的安靜節奏。

一個雨天的早晨，郵局局長埃利斯先生朝她招手。

“我想你會想看這個。”他說著遞給她一個發黃的信封。

郵票已經褪色，但郵戳清晰地寫著：“1972年4月17日”。

收信人是：“獻給未來住在柳巷的伊芙琳·梅小姐”。

沒有寄件人地址，也沒有署名。

克拉拉的心輕輕顫動。

她小心地拆開信封，里面是一封手寫信：

*“寫給未來會走在這鵝卵石路上的你， 我寫下這些時，并不知道你的模樣，只希望你讀這封信時，心仍溫柔。 若這世界讓你覺得太快，請慢下來。 若夢想遙遠，請握緊它。 我不認識你，但我相信你。 ——來自過去的一位朋友”*

信中沒有解釋——只有藏在歲月中的溫柔。

克拉拉感動得說不出話來。
她將信夾進自己的日記本，回到家后，提筆寫下了自己的話：

*“致未來會讀到這封信的人： 若你感到孤單，請記得，有人曾經想過你。 或許你也會像我一樣，將這份溫柔傳遞下去。”*

她封好信封，交給了埃利斯先生。

“你能把這個藏在后面的房間嗎？等哪天有人像我一樣走進來，再交給他們。”

他笑著點頭。

多年后，一個新來的女孩走進這棟已經變成博物館的老建筑。

一封落滿灰塵的信正在等她。

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