【双语对话】

Melanie: Coco, your package has arrived. It is quite heavy, so I think it's your books.

可可，你的包裹到了。 它很重，所以我认为这是你的书。

Coco: Yeah! I've been waiting for a week! I don't even remember which books I got. Oh, I remember purchasing this one. It's a classic. And this one is a memoir that I've been wanting to read for ages.

是啊！ 我已经等了一个星期了！ 我什至不记得我买了哪些书。 哦，我记得买了这个。 这是一个经典。 这是一本我多年来一直想读的回忆录。

Melanie: I thought you got sci-fi.

我以为你有科幻小说。

Coco: well, you get lost easily in all the good books in all the genres so I may have ordered out of my plans.

人很容易迷失在所有类型的所有好书中，所以我可能在计划外多订了很多别的。

Melanie: Looks like your reading list just got a little bit longer.

看起来你的阅读清单有点长了。

Coco: But I don't mind. I think of it as building my own personal library. And when I am ready for a new batch, I can donate all of those to community libraries so more people can benefit from them.

但我不介意。 我把它当作是在建立我自己的个人图书馆。 当我准备好新一批时，我可以将所有这些捐赠给社区图书馆，以便更多人可以从中受益。

【重点笔记】

1.Memoir n. 回忆录

例: She wrote a memoir of her stay in France.

她写了一本关于她在法国逗留的回忆录。

2.genre n. 类型

例: He made a massive contribution to the horror genre.

他对恐怖片做出了巨大贡献。

3.Reading list 读书清单

例: I am happy to provide Anna's wonderful reading list. I hope your kids will find it interesting and useful.

我很高兴提供安娜的精彩阅读清单。 我希望您的孩子会发现它有趣且有用。

4.I don't mind. 我不在意/介意。

例: I do not mind if you use my office for your meeting.

我不介意你用我的办公室开会。

5.batch n. 批次

例: We baked two batches of cookies. The first batch didn't exactly fail but it wasn't our best try.

我们烤了两批饼干。 第一批并没有完全失败，但这不是我们最好的尝试。

6.Benefit from 从...收益

例: Some critics say that only wealthy people will benefit from the tax cuts.

一些批评者说只有富人才能从减税中受益。