Describe an exciting book you read.

You should say:

1、what kind of book it was; adventure book

2、what it was about; a man who dreamed of traveling around the world

3、why you read this book; I hope to travel the world

4、and explain why you found it exciting: he discovered many wonderful sights and met great people

I like to bury myself in（沉浸于） an excellent book while sipping（小口喝） my favorite cup of tea and when the books I'm reading is a thrilling（毛骨悚然的）and fascinating one, I would prepare more tea so I could finish it in one sitting（一会儿的功夫）.

解析

bury oneself in 沉浸于

sipping 小口喝= drinking = having

in one sitting一会儿的功夫

I recently finished reading an adventure book from an American author, and I must say, the storyline was very exceptional（异常的）and done with much thinking. The story is about a young lad who had always dreamt of traveling around the world' however his parents prevented him from（阻止做....） doing so as they wanted him to focus on （集中精神）his studies. After many years, he had a happy family life, but still, his dream to travel was never erased from（抹除）his bucket list（遗愿清单）. His wife noticed his sadness, and as a loving wife, she allowed him to pursue his goals even though that would mean they would be left behind.

解析

prevent … from 阻止做… = stop … from = keep … from

focus on = concentrate on 集中精神做

erase from 抹除

bucket list 遗愿清单

Well, he traveled to many parts of the world, met various kinds of（各种各样的） people from different kingdoms and learned many things from them. I did not like the ending though, but I am more interested in the adventures（冒险） he had in his travels. I would also like to explore the world（世界探险） by traveling because I believe that this is one way to learn about other countries' culture and tradition. Though it would surely cost an arm and a leg（昂贵的） to do that as travel costs are pricey（高价的） these days, it would still be a dream come true if I could travel even just half of the globe. For now, I would settle for watching travel documentaries（纪录片） and reading adventure books like this to gratify（使满足）a part of my wish of traveling.

解析

various kinds of = different kinds of 各种各样的

explore the world 世界探险

cost an arm and a leg 很大开销，昂贵的

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