戶外活動的轉變
Emily used to be the kind of person who only liked outdoor activities, such as hiking, camping and gardening.
艾蜜莉曾經是那種只喜歡戶外活動的人，比如遠足、露營和園藝。
used to 過去曾、以前會做某事outdoor(adj.)戶外的outdoorsy(adj.)喜歡戶外活動的activity(n.)活動gardening(n.)園藝gardener(n.)園丁
She hated sitting around indoors.
她討厭坐在室內。
indoors(adv.)室內
Then one day, everything changed.
然而有一天，一切都改變了。
For her 25th birthday, all of Emily’s friends decided to buy her copies of their favorite books.
在她25歲生日的時候，艾蜜莉的所有朋友決定送她各自最喜歡的書。
copy(n.) (書報、印製品的) 一份、一冊copy(v.)模仿、仿效copycat模仿者copyright版權
They all wanted to share their love of reading with Emily.
他們都想與艾蜜莉分享他們對閱讀的熱愛。
passion(n.)熱愛
After receiving 10 new books, Emily did not know what to think.
收到了10本新書後，艾蜜莉不知道該怎麼想。
She had never sat down to read a book for fun.
她從未為了娛樂而坐著閱讀一本書。
Even as a kid, she had never even enjoyed reading fairy tales.
即使在小時候，她也從來沒有喜歡過讀童話故事。
tale(n.)故事folk tales民間故事fairy tales神話故事tell a tale說故事
The first book that Emily chose to read was a gift from her friend Keith — “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone.”
艾蜜莉選擇閱讀的第一本書是她朋友凱斯送給她的禮物——《哈利波特－神秘的魔法石》。
philosopher(n.)哲學家philosophy(n.)哲學、主義
She remembered that Keith had told her many times before about Harry Potter’s adventures.
她記得凱斯以前給她講過很多次哈利波特的冒險故事。
adventure(n.)冒險adventurous(adj.)具有冒險精神的
She had even wanted to try reading the book, but she never did.
她甚至曾經想嘗試閱讀這本書，但她從未這樣做。
Suddenly, after she opened the book, everything was different.
突然之間，在她打開書的之後，一切都變得不一樣了。
suddenly(adv.)突然間=all of a sudden=abruptlygradually(adv.)漸漸地
With each page she read, she wanted to read more and more.
每讀一頁，她就越想讀下去。
Maybe it was the magic in the story that made her fall in love with reading, but she couldn’t stop.
也許是故事中的魔法讓她愛上了閱讀，但她停不下來。
fall in love with 愛上～
She finished reading the rest of the books in only a few weeks and then even went out to buy more.
她在短短幾週內讀完了其他的書，然後還去買了更多的書。
Emily had finally learned to love reading, and she had done it with the help of her friends.
在朋友們的幫助下，艾蜜莉終於學會了愛上閱讀。