《Sherlock Holmes Short stories》《The Love of a King

TheLoveofaKingSherlockHolmesShortstories•ThesearetwobooksIreadinthesummervacation.•divorce[də‘vors]n.离婚•theChurch[tʃə:tʃ]n.教会•detective[di‘tektiv]n.侦探•Buckingham[’bʌkiŋəm]Palace白金汉宫•scandal[‘skændl]n.丑闻•Bohemia[bəu‘hi:miə]波西米亚Abouttheauthor•TheLoveofaKingwaswrittenbyPeterDainty,anEnglishteacher.HehadworkedinLondon.•ThewriterofSherlockHolmesShortStorieswasArthurConanDoyle.Weallknowabouthim,whowasagreatwriter.AbouttheLoveofaKingLOVEOFAKINGsaysakingmarriedawoman,whohadtwodivorces.ThekingwasnamedEdward,andthewomanwascalledWallisSimpson.WhenEdwardwasaboy,hewasalonelychild.HelivedatBuckinghamPalace.WhenEdwardwenttovisithisfriend,hemetMrs.WallisSimpson.Aftersomedays,theyfellinlove.Theylovedeachother,thoughMrs.Sompsomwasaman’swife.Atlast,Edwardmarriedwallis.TheChurchdisagreedtothismarriage.Asweknow,theChurchwasstrong,soEdwardmustleaveEngland.AndtheylivedinFrance.Theydon’tgobacktoEnglanduntiltheydied.Yousee,thelovewasverygreat.AboutSherlockHolmesShortStoriesWhenyouthinkofadetective,wefirstthinkofSherlockHolmes.ThisbookwaswrittenbyArthurConanDoyle.Holmeswasstillthegreatestdetectiveofall.Therearethreestoriesinthisbook.ThefirststoryisnamedTheSpeckledBand.Attheendofthisstory,Holmessolvedthatproblem.Hewasreallysoclever.ThesecondstorynamedAScandalinBohemia.Thiswasacleverwoman,whocouldwinHolmes.Asweknow,Holmeswasveryclever.Atlast,hepreventedthescandal.AndthelastoneiscalledTheFiveOrangePips.WecanseeHolmeswasthegreatestdetective.Ifwearecarefuleverytime,wecanalsobeascleverasHolmes.Whatdoyouthinkofhim?