“书虫”是外语教学与研究出版社和牛津大学出版社共同奉献给广大英语学习者的一大精品。书虫在英语中大概是颇可爱的形象。想象一下，有那么一只勤勉的小虫，它如痴如醉地沉迷于书卷，孜孜不倦地咀嚼着字母…… 　　如今这只“书虫”漂洋过海，轻盈地落在了中国英语学习者的掌中。“书虫”首先将给你自信，即使你目前只有几百的词汇量，也可以不太费劲地阅览世界名作了。书虫还会用它细细的鸣叫声不停地提醒你：要坚持不懈地读下去，要广泛而丰富地读下去。待到读完丛书系列中的最后一本，你也许会突然发现：你已经如蛹化蝶，振翅欲翔了！ 　　《爱情与金钱》适合初一、初二年级学生阅读。

罗威娜·阿金耶米（Rowena Akinyemi）是英国儿童读物作家和改编者，其为书虫撰写的其他读物包括《潘德尔的巫师》《在月亮下面》等。

　　《 爱情与金钱》中“书虫”是外语教学与研究出版社和牛津大学出版社共同奉献给广大英语学习者的一大精品。书虫在英语中大概是颇可爱的形象。想象一下，有那么一只勤勉的小虫，它如痴如醉地沉迷于书卷，孜孜不倦地咀嚼着字母……它首先将给你自信，即使你目前只有几百的词汇量，也可以不太费劲地阅览世界名作了。书虫还会用它细细的鸣叫声不停地提醒你：要坚持不懈地读下去，要广泛而丰富地读下去。 “书虫牛津英汉双语读物”之《爱情与金钱》分册，由英国作家罗伊纳·阿金耶米所著，适合初中阶段学生使用。

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　　The Clarkson family lived in the country near Cambridge，about half a mile from the nearest village and about a mile from the river．They had a big，old house with a beautiful garden，a lot of flowers and many old trees.
　　One Thursday morning in July，Jackie came in from the garden．She was a tall，fat woman，thirty years old．It was the hottest day of the year，but she wore a warm brown skirt and yellow shirt．She went into the kitchen to get a drink of water．Just then the phone rang.
　　‘Cambridge 1379，’Jackie said.
　　‘Hello．This is Diane．I want to talk to Mother.’
　　‘Mother isn't here，’Jackie said．‘She's at the doctor's.’
　　‘Why？What's wrong？’
　　‘Nothing's wrong，’Jackie said．‘Why are you telephoning？You are going to come this weekend？Mother wants everyone to be here.’
　　‘Yes，I want to come，’Diane said．‘I'm phoning because I have no money for the train ticket.’
　　‘No money！Mother is always giving you money！’
　　‘This phone call is very expensive，’Diane said coldly．‘Tell Mother please．I need the money.’
　　Jackie put the phone down．She took a cigarette from her bag and began to smoke．She felt angry because her sister always asked for money．Diane was twenty years old，the youngest in the family．She lived in London，in one room of a big house．She wanted to be a singer．She sang very well but she could never get work.
　　Jackie went back into the kitchen and began to make some sandwiches．Just then the back door opened，and her mother came in.
　　‘It's very hot！’Molly said．She took off her hat and put it down on the table．She was a tall，dark woman with beautiful eyes.
　　Two big，black dogs came into the kitchen after her and ran across to her．She sat down and put her hands on their heads.
　　Jackie put the sandwiches on the table．‘Mother，’she said．‘Diane phoned．She wants money for her train ticket.’
　　Molly closed her eyes for a minute．Then she stood up．‘This afternoon I want you to get the house ready for the weekend，’she said，'Oh，and please go to the village later and get my tablets.’
　　‘Yes，Mother，’Jackie said.