A pretty carpet
原文
What is the writer's carpet made of?
We have just moved into a new house and I have been working hard all morning.
I have been trying to get my new room in order.
This has not been easy because I own over a thousand books.
To make matters worse,
the room is rather small,
so I have temporarily put my books on the floor.
At the moment, they cover every inch of floor space
and I actually have to walk on them to get in or out of the room.
A short while ago, my sister helped me to carry one of my old bookcases up the stairs.
She went into my room and got a big surprise when she saw all those books on the floor.
'This is the prettiest carpet I have ever seen,' she said.
She gazed at it for some time then added,
'You don't need bookcases at all.
You can sit here in your spare time and read the carpet!'
译文
作者的“地毯”（这里可能指作者的办公环境或工作场所）是由什么材料制成的呢？
我们刚搬进了一栋新房子，我一整个早上都在努力工作。
我一直在努力把我的新房间整理得井井有条。
这并不容易，因为我有超过一千本书。
更糟糕的是……
这个房间相当小。
所以我暂时把我的书放在了地板上。
目前，它们已经覆盖了每一寸的地面空间。
实际上，我必须踩在这些东西上才能进入或离开房间。
不久前，我的姐姐帮我把其中一个旧书柜搬上了楼梯。
她走进我的房间，看到地板上堆满了书，顿时感到非常惊讶。
“这是我见过最漂亮的地毯了，”她说。
她凝视着它一会儿，然后补充道：
“你根本不需要书架。
你可以在空闲时间坐在这里，直接在地毯上阅读！”