改写:精装的爱(2)

【作文示范】

　　Books and Appearance

　　I found half of the day to visit a flower show and had my long hair cut。 Coming out of the show， I walked along until I came to a park bench。 I sat down to allow myself some leisure for the first time since I started learning French two months before。

　　Then a book lying in the grass nearby caught my eye。 I picked it up。 It was a French book in excellent binding①。 As I turned the pages quickly， a young couple came up to ask if I had seen a book in German。 Wrongly understanding my expression on my face， the young man， who seemed well-educated， added that it was a book in literature。

　　I held out the book and explained it was a French book on education。 The man was so troubled by what I said that he took it away from my hand in a hurry。

　　As they turned to go away， I heard the man speaking: “What do you expect? A guy② with long hair and in bell-bottom trousers③ can"t tell German from French。”

　　The girl nodded in agreement， but I was wondering if she would ever find out what was going on。 (197 words)

【词语解释】

　　①binding ["baindiR]n。 装订；装帧；封皮

　　②guy [gai] n。 家伙；朋友

　　③bell-bottom ["bel?b&t+m]trousers（上瘦下肥的）喇叭裤

【写法指要】

　　把一篇长文章改写或缩写成一篇短文时，首先要找出其要点，列成一个提纲，然后把提纲连篇成文。这样做，既可以控制好字数，又不会丢掉重要内容。例如，我们可以给这篇汉语文章列提纲如下：

　　1) found time to visit flower show and have haircut

　　2) went to park

　　3) sat on a bench and enjoyed leisure

　　4) found a French book and picked it up

　　5) a couple came over and asked if I saw a book

　　6) young man said that was a German book in literature

　　7) handed the book to them and explained it was a French book on education

　　8) young man got angry and took the book in a hurry

　　9) young man said to the girl that man with long hair and bell-bottom trousers couldn"t tell French from German

　　10) the girl agreed; my feeling