新概念英语写作素材.pdf

新概念英语培训：/kcnet460/ 约翰正在等一个女孩，他们已经通信长达一年多，彼此深交已久，但却素未谋面。女孩告诉 他，自己会把一朵红玫瑰别在衣领上。到了约定时间，约翰看见一位身穿绿色衣服的年轻女 子，她貌美如花，但就在这时他又看见了一位别着红玫瑰的中年女人…… John was waiting for the girl whose heart he knew, but whose face he didn’t, the girl with the rose. Thirteen months ago, in a Florida library he took a book off the shelf and found himself intrigued with the notes in the margin. The soft handwriting reflected a thoughtful soul and insightful mind. 约翰正在等一个带着玫瑰花的女孩，他和她深交已久，却素未谋面。13 个月前，在佛 罗里达的图书馆里他从书架上拿下一本书。写在书的空白处的批注引起了他的兴趣。从柔和 的字迹可以看出，这是自一位有思想、有见解的人。 In front of the book, he discovered the previous owner’s name, Miss Hollis Maynell. With time and effort he locatedher address. He wrote her a letter introducing himself and inviting herto correspond. 他从书皮上发现了这本书原来主人的名字——哈里斯·玛尼尔小姐。他花了一些时间和 精力，最后终于找到了她的地址。他给她写了一封信，信中做了自我介绍，并邀请她回信。 During the next year and one-month the two grew to know each other through the mail. A Romance was budding. John requested a photograph, but she refused. She felt that if he really cared, it wouldn’tmatter what she looked like. Later they scheduledtheir first meeting—7:00pm at GrandCentral Station inNewYork. 在随后的一年零一个月里，两个人通过信件加深了彼此之间的了解。一段浪漫的故事正 在慢慢孕育。约翰要求她寄一张照片来，但她却拒绝了。她觉得如果他真的在乎她，那么她 长相如何并不重要。后来他们安排了他们的第一次见面——晚上七点钟在纽约中心火车站。 You’llrecognize me, ”she wrote, “by the red rose I’ll be wearingon my lapel.”Soat 7:00he was inthestation lookingforthe girl withthe red rose. “你会认出我的，”她写道，“我会把一朵红玫瑰别在衣领上。”所以那天晚上七点钟他 就在车站寻找那位带着红玫瑰的女孩。 A young woman in a green suit was coming toward him, her figure long and slim and her eyes were blue as flowers. Almost uncontrollably he made one step closer to her, and just at this moment he saw Hollis Maynell—a woman well past 40. The girl was walking quickly away. He felt as though he split intwo, so keenwas his desire tofollow her, and yet sodeep was his longing forthe womanwhose spirit had trulycompanioned himand upheldhis own. 一位身穿绿色衣服的年轻女子向他