[by:可可英语～www.utensil-race.com]
[00:00.14]56. Returning Library Books 
还书
[00:17.32]Meimei likes reading books. She often goes and borrows books from the school library. 
梅梅喜欢读书，她经常去校图书馆借书。
[00:23.52]Though she likes reading, she doesn't take care of her books. 
尽管她喜欢读书，但是她并不爱护书。
[00:29.14]She throws them everywhere on the table on the ground; even under her bed. Her roommates often remind her of this,
她把书仍得到处都是，桌子上、地上,甚至床底下。同屋同学提醒她多次，
[00:38.02]but she turns a deaf ear to them. 
她却置之不理
[00:40.38]Not until yesterday did her bad habit bring her great trouble. 
直到昨天她的坏习惯终于给她惹了大麻烦。
[00:45.55]It was the deadline for two books. She looked everywhere but failed to find them. 
有两本书昨天到期，可是她哪儿都找不到。
[00:52.24]When her roommates came back and learned that, they began to help her look for the books in the room. 
同屋同学回来后，也帮助她一起找。
[00:58.23]Twenty minutes passed without any result. Meimei cried helplessly. 
20分钟过去了仍无结果。梅梅无助地哭着。
[01:05.09]It was 4:30 and Meimei had to go to the library, for it closes at 5. 
已经是下午4点半了，梅梅必须去图书馆，因为图书馆5点关门。
[01:12.07]As soon as she told the story to the librarian and asked for an extra day with tears,
当她含着眼泪向图书馆员说明情况，并请求宽限一天时，
[01:18.32]the librarian looked at her with surprise and said, "What a careless girl! You returned them, yesterday! Don't you remember?"     
图书馆员惊讶地看着她说：“真是个粗心的姑娘，书已经还了，就是昨天！记得吗？”