精裝的愛
【內容提示】
先閱讀下面一篇漢語文章，然後根據全文意思把它改寫成200個詞以內的英語短文。
精裝的愛
大約兩個月未光顧理髮店，腦後的頭髮便掃過了衣領。我“蓄留”長發絕對不是想去趕時髦。自從業餘自修法文以來，我確實沒有閒暇和心思修整邊幅。
但是，愛美之心，人皆有之。何況我是一個正當青春年華的小伙子。今天我下狠心擠了半天時間，到公園來觀賞菊展，還打算回去時順便去理理髮。
步出菊展會，渾身上下似乎還散發著醉人的馨香，心曠神怡，竟想覓一處幽靜之處小憩，回味一番這美的享受。於是，我沿著卵石鋪就的曲徑緩步而行。
綠蔭掩映的地方，一張長椅空著。剛坐下，褲管下端被長椅上一顆小釘掛了一個直角破口。我並不十分惋惜，這是我第一條，也是最後一條喇叭褲。就在我埋頭檢查破口時，卻在長椅下邊拾到一本書。
這是一本精裝書。封面上有一排赫然醒目的燙金法文，是有關教育的論著。不知是誰不小心丟失的。逛公園都手不釋卷，難得！光這種精神就使我感到臉紅，肅然起敬。儘管我對教育學沒有一點知識，但因學了點法文，便忍不住隨手翻閱，想檢驗一下自己的學習成果。
有腳步聲。一對男女青年朝我這兒走來。像是在尋找什麼東西。
“請問，您在這兒見過一本書嗎？”男青年盯了一眼攤在我腿上的書，很有禮貌地問。
我微笑地打量著他：五官端正，皮膚白皙，樸實的學生頭，鼻樑上架了一副可以把任何人都襯托得幾分斯文的玳瑁眼鏡，一套洗得稍稍泛白的中山裝，緊繫著風紀扣。
“是本外文書嗎？”我和藹地問。
“對！對！是本精裝的德文書。”男青年身邊那位滿臉稚氣的姑娘搶著回答，還飛快地把目光在我和她戀人身上輪番掃瞄。顯然，她在比較中更為自己有這么一位博學的朋友感到榮耀。“德文書？！”我驚愕不已，疑心是否聽錯。“對，是德文書。”男青年神情十分鎮定，還補充說：“是關於文學方面的，不知你對外文…… ”他的目光透過平光鏡片，已有幾分鄙夷不屑了。
“是這本書嗎？”我猛地合上攤在腿上的書，遞到男青年面前。
“就是，就是這本書！”又是那位稚氣的姑娘，她歡欣得幾乎要雀躍起來。
“謝謝……”男青年伸出了手。
我的手反倒縮回了：
“你弄錯了，這是一本法文書，內容是關於教育學的。你，拿去吧！”
幾分惶恐在男青年臉上掠過，他迅速地從我手上抓過精裝書，對正在十分驚訝和納悶的姑娘說：
“我們走……跟這種人有什麼糾纏頭……”
“他，他說是法文……”姑娘想弄明白，但畢竟還是挪動了腳步。
“哼，他懂什麼外文，你沒見他那副打扮，長頭髮，喇叭褲，看了就讓人噁心！”男青年拽著姑娘的胳膊，邊說邊走。
姑娘不住地點著頭。
望著他們漸漸遠去的身影，我突然產生了一種深深的憐憫。
（原載《四川文學》1983年第10期）
【作文示範】
Books and Appearance
I found half of the day to visit a flower show and had my long hair cut. Coming out of the show, I walked along until I came to a park bench. I sat down to allow myself some leisure for the first time since I started learning French two months before.
Then a book lying in the grass nearby caught my eye. I picked it up. It was a French book in excellent binding①. As I turned the pages quickly, a young couple came up to ask if I had seen a book in German. Wrongly understanding my expression on my face, the young man, who seemed well-educated, added that it was a book in literature.
I held out the book and explained it was a French book on education. The man was so troubled by what I said that he took it away from my hand in a hurry.
As they turned to go away, I heard the man speaking: “What do you expect? A guy② with long hair and in bell-bottom trousers③ can＇t tell German from French.”
The girl nodded in agreement, but I was wondering if she would ever find out what was going on. (197 words)
【詞語解釋】
①binding [＇baindiR]n. 裝訂；裝幀；封皮
②guy [gai] n. 傢伙；朋友
③bell-bottom [＇bel?b&t+m]trousers（上瘦下肥的）喇叭褲
【寫法指要】
把一篇長文章改寫或縮寫成一篇短文時，首先要找出其要點，列成一個提綱，然後把提綱連篇成文。這樣做，既可以控制好字數，又不會丟掉重要內容。例如，我們可以給這篇漢語文章列提綱如下：
1) found time to visit flower show and have haircut
2) went to park
3) sat on a bench and enjoyed leisure
4) found a French book and picked it up
5) a couple came over and asked if I saw a book
6) young man said that was a German book in literature
7) handed the book to them and explained it was a French book on education
8) young man got angry and took the book in a hurry
9) young man said to the girl that man with long hair and bell-bottom trousers couldn＇t tell French from German
10) the girl agreed; my feeling
上述“作文示範”中的短文就是根據這一提綱寫成的。