The girl nodded in agreement, but I was wondering if she would ever find out what was going on. (197 words)
【词语解释】
①binding [＇baindiR]n. 装订；装帧；封皮
②guy [gai] n. 家伙；朋友
③bell-bottom [＇bel?b&t+m]trousers（上瘦下肥的）喇叭裤
【写法指要】
把一篇长文章改写或缩写成一篇短文时，首先要找出其要点，列成一个提纲，然后把提纲连篇成文。这样做，既可以控制好字数，又不会丢掉重要内容。例如，我们可以给这篇汉语文章列提纲如下：
1) found time to visit flower show and have haircut
2) went to park
3) sat on a bench and enjoyed leisure
4) found a French book and picked it up
5) a couple came over and asked if I saw a book
6) young man said that was a German book in literature
7) handed the book to them and explained it was a French book on education
8) young man got angry and took the book in a hurry
9) young man said to the girl that man with long hair and bell-bottom trousers couldn＇t tell French from German
10) the girl agreed; my feeling
上述“作文示范”中的短文就是根据这一提纲写成的。