A Good Buy原版英文小故事內容：

Christopher loved to shop at thrift1 stores. Almost a month ago, he bought a popular word game that uses little chips of wood with different letters on them. As he was purchasing it, the clerk said, “Oh, look, the game box hasn’t even been opened yet! That might be worth some money.”

Christopher examined the box and, sure enough, it was completely2 enveloped3 in factory-sealed plastic. When he looked at the box cover, he saw that beneath the name of the game and the description was a copyright4 date of 1973.

“You should put that up for auction5 on the Internet, and see what happens,” the clerk said.

“Yes, you’re right,” Christopher agreed. “I think I’ll give that a try. The rarity of something is part of what increases its value, and I can’t imagine there being very many unopened boxes of this game still around 30 years later. Maybe it’s worth millions!”

1 thrift adj.節約，節儉;n.節儉，節約

參考例句：

He has the virtues of thrift and hard work.他具備節儉和勤奮的美德。

His thrift and industry speak well for his future.他的節儉和勤勉預示著他美好的未來。

2 completely　adv.完全地，十分地，全然

參考例句：

She never completely gave up hope.她從不完全放棄希望。

I feel completely in the dark on this question.這件事使我感到茫然。

3 enveloped v.包圍，籠罩，包住( envelop的過去式和過去分詞 )

參考例句：

She was enveloped in a huge white towel. 她裹在一條白色大毛巾里。

Smoke from the burning house enveloped the whole street. 燃燒著的房子冒出的濃煙籠罩了整條街。 來自《簡明英漢詞典》