Conversation A

　　Milla finds her twin brother, Justin, with his nose in a book.

　　Milla:You're reading "Don Quixote"? It must be a school assignment.

　　Justin:That shows what you know. "Don Quixote" happens to be the best book of all time.

　　Milla:Says who?

　　Justin:Says me-- and a hundred famous authors from all over the world.

　　Milla:So this was the result of a survey or something?

　　Conversation B

　　Justin:That's right. "Don Quixote" got fifty percent more votes than any other book.

　　Milla:But it's such a simple story! And the main character is crazy!

　　Justin:You've got to read between the lines. Don Quixote is a hero! A knight who fights the injustices of the world!

　　Milla:Really? Maybe I should read it again, after you.

　　Justin:OK, but it'll be a while. The best book ever is also over a thousand pages long!




读出弦外之音 《堂吉诃德》给你好看
　　米拉发现她的孪生哥哥贾斯廷在专心地看一本书。

　　米拉：你在读《堂吉诃德》？这一定是学校的课外作业。

　　贾斯廷：那就显示了你所知有限。《堂吉诃德》恰巧是有史以来最好的书。

　　米拉：谁说的？

　　贾斯廷：我说的，还有全世界100位知名作家也这么说。

　　米拉：那么这是一项调查之类的结果喽？

　　贾斯廷：没错。《堂吉诃德》得到了超出其他任何一本书百分之五十多的选票。

　　米拉：但它是一个如此简单的故事！而且主角很疯狂！

　　贾斯廷：你必须读懂它的弦外之音。堂吉诃德是个英雄！是一位对抗社会不公的骑士！

　　米拉：真的？也许我应该等你读完之后再读一次。

　　贾斯廷：OK，但要等些时候。这本有史以来最好的书也有一千多页呢！

　　词汇小补帖：

　　survey调查

　　knight骑士

　　injustice不公正

　　Sentence 4U

　　语音讲解：
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　　read between the lines "了解弦外之音"，例如：

　　A: I don't understand the poem at all.

　　B: You have to try to read between the lines.

　　A:我一点都不了解这首诗。

　　B:你必须试着读出它的弦外之音。