摘要：英语阅读能力是英语学习者语言水平的体现。阅读对于学习者具有重要的作用，不仅能培养学生英语语感，还能促进词汇积累，提高写作水平。对培养学习者的英语综合能力大有帮助，同时也是学好英语的主要手段和有效途径。今后 给大家安排了每天500字的小说阅读，期待大家加入，一起

英语阅读能力是英语学习者语言水平的体现。阅读对于学习者具有重要的作用，不仅能培养学生英语语感，还能促进词汇积累，提高写作水平。对培养学习者的英语综合能力大有帮助，同时也是学好英语的主要手段和有效途径。今后 给大家安排了每天500字的小说阅读，期待大家加入，一起读英文原创小说。

每天500字阅读（朗读更棒），每个月就是1万5千字，每年的阅读量就可以达到高达18万， 这是一个很了不起的阅读量。同时，我们把词汇提取出来，真实语境，更有利于习得词汇，一起读起来。

A week after their lighthouse visit, Whitby was cloaked in a brewing storm. The wind howled through the streets, and rain lashed against the windows of Lily’s little house. She had just settled down with a book when her phone buzzed.

James: Meet me at the pier. I need to see you.

Lily frowned. The pier? In this weather? But something in his message made her grab her coat and venture out into the storm.

When she arrived, she found James waiting under the flickering streetlamp, his hair plastered to his face by the rain. His camera hung limply by his side, forgotten.

“James, are you crazy?” she shouted over the wind. “You’ll catch your death out here!”

“I don’t care,” he said, stepping closer. His eyes held a storm of their own. “I need to tell you something, and I can’t wait any longer.”

Lily’s heart pounded as James took her hands in his, cold but firm.

“I’ve spent every day of the past few weeks wishing this summer would never end. Wishing I could stay here forever. But I can’t, Lily.”

Her breath caught. She wanted to protest, but James continued, his voice thick with emotion.

“What I can’t leave behind is you. I didn’t plan for this, but I’ve fallen for you, Lily. Completely. And I need you to know that before it’s too late.”

For a moment, the storm around them seemed to quiet as Lily looked at him. Then, without a word, she stepped closer, pulling him into a kiss that tasted of rain and the promise of something that could survive any storm.

Key Words:

brewing - 酝酿中的

pier - 码头

lashing - 鞭打的

flickering - 闪烁的

plastered - 紧贴的

limply - 无力地

protest - 抗议

emotion - 情感

survive - 生存

promise - 承诺

中文译文：

灯塔之行的一周后，惠特比被一场酝酿中的风暴笼罩着。风在街道上咆哮，雨水拍打着莉莉小屋的窗户。她刚坐下来读书，手机就嗡嗡作响。

詹姆斯： 到码头见我。我需要见你。

莉莉皱起眉头。这种天气去码头？但短信中隐含的急切让她抓起外套，冒着风雨出门。

到达时，她看到詹姆斯站在闪烁的路灯下，头发被雨水紧紧贴在脸上。他的相机垂在一边，显然早已忘记。

“詹姆斯，你疯了吗？”她冲风喊道。“你会在这里冻死的！”

“我不在乎，”他说，向她走近。他的眼中似乎也有一场风暴。“有件事我必须告诉你，我等不了了。”

莉莉的心狂跳。詹姆斯握住她的手，手冰凉但坚定。

“过去几周的每一天，我都希望这个夏天永远不要结束。希望我能永远留在这里。但我不能，莉莉。”

她屏住了呼吸，想要反驳，但詹姆斯继续说下去，声音带着厚重的感情。

“但我不能离开你。我没计划过这种事，但我已经爱上你了，莉莉。彻底地爱上了。我必须在为时已晚之前告诉你。”

刹那间，周围的风暴似乎平静了下来。莉莉看着他，然后什么也没说，向前一步，把他拉入了一个吻中。那个吻带着雨水的味道和某种承诺，仿佛它能战胜一切风暴。

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