113 會考英文閱讀第 31 題詳解

Usually, people visit bookstores to buy books. But those who walk into Cotoha come to see its owner, Chen Bing-Hong. They bring him books with different problems. Some have lost their covers, some are missing a few pages, and some have pages that are falling out. Chen can always fix the books and make them whole again. Chen sees himself as a doctor. He says that books, like people, get sick and need help. In Taiwan, there are not many "doctors" like him, and most of them work for big libraries and museums. If big libraries and museums are hospitals, Chen's bookstore is a health center. Big libraries and museums fix important old books with serious problems, and Chen helps people with books that have smaller problems. However, the smaller size of the problems doesn't mean Chen's job is less important. Chen gave an example of a science book he once worked on. It was very old and half of its cover was lost. Its owner still wanted to keep it because it was a gift from a teacher who helped him follow his dream of studying science. When he got his book back, he was very surprised at the new-old book. He felt he was brought back to the days with his teacher. Seeing the owner's smile made Chen happy, because smiles like that are what his magic is for.