每天说半小时英语口语072

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。