A：What's that book you have under your arm?

你腋下的那本書是什么？

B：It's the best seller everyone's been talking about for the last six months.

是最近六個月來大家都在討論的暢銷書。

A：How in the world did you get a copy?I've put a hold on it at the public library for weeks and I'm still waiting my turn.

你究竟是怎么得到這個副本的？我已經(jīng)在公共圖書館預(yù)借了好幾個星期了，我還在等待什么時候輪到我。

B：I checked it out of the rental library. It only costs five cents a day.

我在租書圖書館租的。每天只要5美分。

A：Is it really worth paying for?

這錢花得值得嗎？

B：I can't tell yet.I haven't got beyond the first chapter.

我還不能肯定。我還沒看完第一章。

A：If it's any good,I'll buy a copy when it comes out in the pocket edition.

如果好的話，當(dāng)有出袖珍版時，我會買一本。