英語(yǔ)閱讀能力是英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)者語(yǔ)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(yǔ)語(yǔ)感，還能促進(jìn)詞匯積累，提高寫(xiě)作水平。對(duì)培養(yǎng)學(xué)習(xí)者的英語(yǔ)綜合能力大有幫助，同時(shí)也是學(xué)好英語(yǔ)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(shuō)閱讀，期待大家加入，一起讀英文原創(chuàng)小說(shuō)。

每天500字閱讀（朗讀更棒），每個(gè)月就是1萬(wàn)5千字，每年的閱讀量就可以達(dá)到高達(dá)18萬(wàn)， 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(lái)，真實(shí)語(yǔ)境，更有利于習(xí)得詞匯，一起讀起來(lái)。

On a quiet cobblestone street inEdinburgh, there stood a little shop called“Time & Light”. It looked like it had been frozen in the 1950s—oldtwin-lens camerasin the window, a wooden counter, and the smell of developing chemicals lingering in the air.

Clara, a photography student new to the city, was drawn to it one drizzly afternoon. She stepped in to avoid the rain and ended up talking toMr. Bell, the elderly owner with a soft Scottish accent and a keen memory for faces.

While browsing a shelf labeled Unclaimed Rolls, Clara found a small cardboard box. Inside: ablack-and-white film roll, dated 1974.

She asked, “Why hasn’t this one been developed?”

Mr. Bell smiled wistfully.
“That one was left by a young man namedPeter W.He said he’d be back. But he never was.”

Clara, curious, offered to develop it herself in the school’s lab.

A week later, she returned with 12 prints.
One photo made Mr. Bell freeze.

It showed a young woman standing in a field of heather, smiling shyly at the camera. A note on the back read:

“To Anna. The day I almost told her. — P.”

Clara posted the photo online, tagging local history pages and archives.

Three days later, she received a message:

“I’m Anna. That photo was taken the day before Peter left for America. I never knew he felt that way.”

Clara arranged a meeting. Anna, now in her seventies, came in holding a pressed flower between the pages of a book.

“He gave me this, but not the words,” she said, eyes moist.

Mr. Bell brought out Peter’s camera, still stored after all these years.

“Maybe it’s not too late for memories,” he said.

Clara snapped a picture of them—Anna, Mr. Bell, the old camera between them.

And this time, no roll was left unclaimed.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Clara find the film roll?
   A. Inside an old photo album
   B. On the street
   C. In a box labeled Unclaimed Rolls
   D. Behind the camera counter

2. What did Peter write on the back of the photo?
   A. “For Anna. My goodbye.”
   B. “To Anna. The day I almost told her.”
   C. “Someday, maybe.”
   D. “This is the beginning.”

3. What did Clara do after developing the film?
   A. Gave the prints to the museum
   B. Hid the photo to protect privacy
   C. Posted the image online
   D. Tried to find Peter in America

1. C

2. B

3. C

twin-lens camera

雙鏡頭相機(jī)

black-and-white film roll

黑白膠卷

unclaimed

未領(lǐng)取的

developing chemicals

沖洗藥水

printed photo / print

沖洗出來(lái)的照片

field of heather

石南花田

keen memory

敏銳的記憶力

pressed flower

壓制干花

moist eyes

含淚的眼睛

not too late for memories

記憶不會(huì)過(guò)期（意指仍可被珍惜）

中文全文翻譯等了很久的照片

在愛(ài)丁堡一條靜謐的鵝卵石街道上，有一家名叫**“光與時(shí)間”**的小店。

整家店像是停在1950年代——櫥窗里陳列著雙鏡頭老相機(jī)，木制柜臺(tái)后飄著淡淡的沖洗藥水味。

某個(gè)細(xì)雨午后，剛到這座城市的攝影系學(xué)生克拉拉走進(jìn)店里避雨，店主是一位帶著蘇格蘭口音、眼神溫和的老人，名叫貝爾先生。

在一排標(biāo)著“未認(rèn)領(lǐng)膠卷”的架子上，她發(fā)現(xiàn)一個(gè)小紙盒，里面是一卷標(biāo)著“1974”的黑白膠卷。

她好奇地問(wèn)：“這個(gè)怎么沒(méi)人洗出來(lái)呢？”

貝爾先生嘆了口氣：“那是一個(gè)叫彼得·W的年輕人留下的。他說(shuō)他會(huì)回來(lái)……但他再也沒(méi)來(lái)。”

克拉拉自告奮勇地將膠卷帶回學(xué)校暗房沖洗。

一周后，她帶回了12張照片。

其中一張，讓貝爾先生怔住了——

畫(huà)面中，一位年輕女子站在石南花田中，羞澀地望著鏡頭。照片背后寫(xiě)著：

“給安娜。我差點(diǎn)開(kāi)口的那一天。——P”

克拉拉把照片傳到了社交網(wǎng)絡(luò)，并標(biāo)記了一些本地歷史頁(yè)面。

三天后，她收到一條私信：

“我是安娜。那是他去美國(guó)前一天拍的。我從不知道他有那樣的心思。”

克拉拉安排了見(jiàn)面。

如今七十多歲的安娜來(lái)到店里，手里捧著一本書(shū)，書(shū)頁(yè)中夾著一朵壓扁的花。

“那天他送了我這朵花，卻沒(méi)有說(shuō)出口的話。”她眼含淚光。

貝爾先生從柜臺(tái)下拿出彼得的那臺(tái)相機(jī)，幾十年來(lái)一直保存著。

“也許，有些記憶，不算晚。”他說(shuō)。

克拉拉按下快門(mén)——拍下了安娜、貝爾先生，還有那臺(tái)舊相機(jī)的合照。

這一次，沒(méi)有膠卷被遺忘。

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