最近参加了个100天英文原版书籍阅读,我选择的是Sherlock Holmes的四本书。
每一天都会有2000字左右的文章需要阅读,以及做阅读理解题。
但我认为更好的方式去理解,是理解文章后,原意重述。
以下是我需要每天坚持的writing,日更,可能有Chinglish的地方,希望互相交流进步。
1st day reading
Doctor Watson settled in London after having had a shoulder wounded in Afghanistan.
His finances became alarming so that he needed a roommate to share expense.
Occasionally, he met an old friend, with a co-tenant news that a man named Sherlock Holmes were looking for a roommate to share his decent accommdation with.
But in this friend's impression, Mr. Holmes is smart, mysterious, but too scientific and almost cold-blooded.
2nd day reading
Doctor Watson eventually met Holmes at laboratory when he was doing experiment.
At their first meet, Sherlock easily told out Watson's background which surprised him a lot.
Soon, Sherlock was immersed in happiness of his new discovery and showed to this new friend.
After learning the reason of Watson's visit, they became to speak out their worst living habits and date to settlle their new room next day.
3rd day reading
Both of them were satisfied with the room and decided to settle down. Watson felt so ease living with Holmes's quiet and regular habits.
Waston found his roommate appeared to know nothing of contemporary literature, philosophy and politics. Because in his mind, brain's storage is fixed and limited so that it is no need to store information that could not help him in doing his work.
Also, Holmes claimed such a thesis, tiny details on a man plainly revealed his inner thoughts, bothered Watson a lot.
Gradually, many acquaintances from different classes of society as clients visited Holmes, so he had to use the sitting room as a place of business.
4th day reading
Watson was curious of what did Holmes do for a living. Holmes said he is a consulting detective, at same time, showed his natural talent for observation and deduction to his companion who contempted the rules of deduction written by Holmes.
A sergeant of Marines brought an envelope, in which there's a note with something bad. It seemed that there would be a new case to work on.
5th day reading
Holmes brought Watson to crime scent for investgating. In a dim and shabby room, a man from the USA got killed. On his rigid face there stood an expression of horror and hatred. On the spot, Sherlock found 2 doubtful point. Firstly, there is no wound on the victim but numerious splashes of blood laid all round. Secondly, there left a woman ring.