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We have just moved into a new house
我们刚刚搬进一所新房子
and I have been working hard all morning.
我辛辛苦苦地干了整整一个上午
I have been trying to get my new room in order.
我试图把我的新房间收拾整齐
This has not been easy
但这并不容易
because I own over a thousand books.
因为我有1000多本书
To make matters worse, the room is rather small,
更糟糕的是 房间还非常小
so I have temporarily put my books on the floor.
所以我暂时把书放在了地板上
At the moment, they cover every inch of floor space
这会儿 书把地板的每一点空隙都占据了
and I actually have to walk on them to get in or out of the room.
我实际上是踩着这些书进出房间的
A short while ago,
几分钟前
my sister helped me to carry one of my old bookcases up the stairs.
我妹妹帮我把一个旧书橱抬上了楼
She went into my room
她走进我的房间
and got a big surprise when she saw all those books on the floor.
当她看到地板上的那些书时大吃一惊
'This is the prettiest carpet I have ever seen,' she said.
这是我见过的最漂亮的地毯 她说
She gazed at it for some time then added,
她盯着地毯看了一会儿 又说
'You don't need bookcases at all.
你根本用不着书橱
You can sit here in your spare time and read the carpet!'
空闲时你可以坐在这儿读地毯
