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A New Chapter
The day I heard that the Rainbow Bookstore was closing after 50 years of business, I was heartbroken. The bookstore, which was a legendary fixture in the neighbourhood, was a place where anyone could drop in and connect through their love of books.
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drop in
1. Please drop in when you are in the area.
2. I dropped in at the bookstore on my way home.
3. Drop in a coin and the machine will start.
4. The temperature dropped in suddenly.
顺便拜访
顺便进入
投进
下降,降低
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When I hurried to the store, I saw that the books were already
being packed(打包) into boxes. I had a long chat with Casey, the store’s elderly(adj.) owner. Sighing(叹气) deeply, he told me how it was becoming difficult to run an independent(私营的,独立的) bookstore. Most young people preferred reading e-books on tablets. More and more customers were being attracted by chain stores and online discounts. I tried to think of some words of sympathy, but I had to admit that the Rainbow Bookstore couldn’t stay in business much longer.
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hurry to sp. 匆忙去某地
sympathetic adj. 有同情心的
have/express sympathy for对......表示同情
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Childhood memories came back to me so clearly, as if the events
had happened only yesterday. A bunch of us kids would frequently
drop by(顺便到访) the store after school. We’d look at the new books, or just chat with Old Casey. He knew every book in the store and would always pick the perfect one for us from a dusty shelf. We spent hours reading, seated on the store’s old but comfortable furniture. Casey encouraged us to share our ideas and comments on the books, by writing them on a large board in one corner of the store.
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When I left the bookstore, it was becoming cold and dark outside. I turned to wave goodbye to Casey, but both he and his bookstore were already hidden in a thick mist. It made me realise that the bookstore and all that Old Casey had given to the community could soon disappear for good(≈forever/permanently ).
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A few months later, I was back in the neighbourhood during my spring break(春假) and was surprised to see that the Rainbow Bookstore was still there and open for business. Its old brick exterior(外部的老砖墙) hadn’t changed, but inside it was like a different world. In one area, a book reading was being delivered. Nearby, customers were poring over(凝视,注视) shelves selling stationery, posters and other best-seller-themed gifts. The large board in the corner had been replaced by a big screen, where customers’ comments on the month’s best-seller were being displayed. Clearly, the Rainbow Bookstore was in good, creative hands(受到好的照料)
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I was told that the community had decided to work together on a campaign to save the Rainbow Bookstore. The campaign had been led by Jennifer Oakley, a saleswoman who had grown up in the neighbourhood and who had now taken over(接管,接手,接任) the bookstore from Casey.
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① She took over as manager two weeks ago.
② Jason has taken over this project.
致力于某事,努力完成某事
【拓展】
take away 拿走;带走 take in 吸收;收留;欺骗
take off 起飞;脱掉 take up 占据;开始从事
take place 发生
Fill in the blanks with the phrases of “take”.
1. The plane is scheduled to ___________ at 7:30 a.m.
2. We should __________ new technology and culture.
3. The new CEO will ________ the company next month.
4. I’ll try not to _________ too much of your time.
5. The meeting will ___________ in the boardroom on the fifth floor.
6. After a long day, I like to __________ my favorite food for dinner.
take up
take away take in take off
take up take place take over
take off
take over
take place
take away
take in
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Under Jennifer’s leadership,the bookstore was being turned into a place for literature-loving members of the community to get together. It had a café selling organic food,and there were now more community events such as book readings, poetry recitals and even jazz concerts and movie nights,where people could gather to share an experience that couldn’t be downloaded.
under one’s leadership在······的领导下
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I joined(加入,和......一道) Casey, who was looking up at the screen on which readers’ comments kept popping up(突然出现;冒出来). “Well, as you can see, corporate(公司的,企业的,共同的) knowledge combined with creativity has brought my humble bookstore into the 21st century! I’m so pleased to see that everything I wanted it to offer to the community is still here. ”
keep doing 一直做某事
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