a book

• He speaks like a book .
  他讲话用词严谨。
• He was given a book .
  他得到一本书。
• The customer dropped a book and he lost his train of thought .
  那位顾客掉到地上一本书，打断了他的思路。
• He was deep in a book and she in a crossword puzzle .
  他沉浸在书本中，而她在专心思考一个纵横字迷的难题。
• Out of sheer boredom i would pick up a book and read on and on .
  在百无聊赖中，随手抓过一本书来，读下去。
• She took a book at random and sat down with it open on her lap .
  她随意拿了本书，坐下把书打开放在膝盖上。
• Maggie asked idly, flat on her stomach on the carpet reading a book .
  麦琪懒散地问，她正伏卧在地毯上看书。
• Controversy draws attention to a book and can increase sales .
  争论能够引起对一本书的注意，并能增加它的销路。
• The empire city is not easy to read, but is a book of rare quality .
  《王城》虽然不容易读，却是一部非凡之作。
• His call for a book of the trains had been a sheer piece of impromptu .
  他打听火车时刻表只是一段纯粹的即兴曲。