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没有人看见的那一滴

The Drop Nobody Saw

A1 · Beginner · 1 min read

大学的走廊里有一个玻璃漏斗，里面装着黑色的沥青。每八年，掉下一滴。奥卡福教授七十一岁。他看这个漏斗已经四十年了。每一滴他都错过了！他的孙女文十三岁。她带着一个保温瓶在那里过夜。教授睡着了。三点十二分，那一滴掉下来了。文看见了！“爷爷，掉下来了。”他写道：“文看见了。”

Read it at A2 Same story, a little harder.

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