A New Chapter新的篇章The day I heard that the Rainbow Bookstore was closing after 50 years of business, Iwasheartbroken.Thebookstore,which wasalegendaryfixtureintheneighbourhood, was a place where anyone could drop in and connect through theirlove of books.听说经营了 50 年的彩虹书店要停业的那天,我的心都要碎了。这家书店是这片社区鼎鼎大名、永远不变的一家店,谁都可以来这里逛逛,因为热爱书籍而互相认识。When I hurried to the store. I saw that the books were already being packed intoboxes. I had a long chat with Casey, the stores elderly owner. Sighing deeply, he toldme how becoming difficult to run an independent bookstore. Most people preferredreading e-books on tablets. More and more customers were being attracted by chainstores and online discounts. I tried to think of some words of sympathy, but I had toadmit that the Rainbow Bookstore couldn't stay in businessmuch longer.我匆匆赶到书店,看到那些书已经装箱了。我和老店主凯西聊了很久。他深深地叹了口气,告诉我经营独立书店越来越难。大多数年轻人更喜欢用平板电脑读电子书。越来越多的顾客被连锁店和网店的折扣吸引。我想要说些同情的话 ,却发现自己不得不承认彩虹书店的确开不下去了。Childhood memories came back to me so clearly, as if the events had happened onlyyesterday. A bunch of us kids would frequently drop by the store after school. We'dlook at the new books, or just chat with Old Casey. He knew every book in thestoreand would always pick the perfect one for us from a dusty shelf. We spent hoursreading, seated on the stores old but comfortable furniture. Casey encouraged us toshare our ideas and comments on the books, by writing them on a large board in onecorner of the store.童年的回忆清晰地浮现在我的脑海里 ,好像那些事就发生在昨天。我们这群孩子放学后经常去书店。我们会看看新书或者只是与老凯西聊几句。他对店里每本书都了如指掌,总...
