not to be taken out 概不外借-凯发k8官网

¹ twain once went to ² a ³ book from a ⁴ in tarry town.

"may i borrow a book from you?" he asked ⁵.

"yes, you're more than welcome to it," the neighbour told him.

"but i must ask you to read it here. you know i make a rule never to let any book go out of my library."

some days ⁶ the neighbour wished to borrow twain's ⁷ for cutting grass in the garden.

"why, certainly," twain told him, "you're more than welcome to it. but i must ask you to use it here. you know that i make it a rule never to let it go out of my garden."

在特里镇，马克.吐温有一次去一位邻居那儿借本书。

“我可以向您借本书吗？”他礼貌地问道。

“当然，非常乐意，”邻居告诉他，“但我要求你在这儿读。你知道我有一条规定，那就是决不让一本书拿出我的图书室。 ”

几天后，这位邻人想从吐温那儿借台割草机。

 “噢，当然，”吐温告诉他，“非常乐意借给你。但我要你在这儿用。你知道我从来不允许它拿出我的花园。”