Hans agrees to conceal a Jew named Max in his basement. Max's father had saved Hans's life in World War I. Liesel and Max become friends, and Max writes her a book about their friendship.
As the war intensifies, Nazi soldiers march Jews through Molching on the way to the concentration camp at Dachau. The soldiers see Hans give an old Jewish man some bread, and they beat both of them. Fearful that the Nazis will come to arrest him, Hans tells Max he is no longer safe in the basement, so Max leaves.
Air raids over German cities are increasing in frequency, and everyone is in danger. When Liesel next sees Max, he is in the parade of Jews bound for Dachau. Liesel loses all desire to read, but IIsa gives her a notebook and encourages her to write her story. While Liesel is writing in the basement, bombs fall on her street and kill all of her friends and family. Liesel and Max survive the war. Then Liesel moves to Australia where she has a family and lives a long life.
Info Cloud
book it 很迅速地做某件事情或是迅速地離開
Hello, everyone. Welcome back to Info Cloud. Anne Marie, why are you so out of breath? You look like you just ran a race.
I was just running. My train was really late this morning, so I really had to book it to get here in time for Info Cloud.
Hmm. Book it? You were reading on the train again?
Well, yes. But that's not what I mean by book it.
To book it means to go really fast or leave quickly. For example, if you want to make your flight, you'd better book it.
Oh, I see. That's some interesting slang. Where did it come from?
Actually, it's a pretty recent term. It seems like it began to make an appearance in the 1970s.
Although we aren't sure of the exact origin, some people think it could be a military term. Whenever you go on vacation in the military, you need to sign out in a book. So maybe book became synonymous with leave.
Well, that's all the time we have for Info Cloud today. Let's book on out of here.
今天要跟大家介紹一個非常有趣的俚語 book it，book 除了書本之外，還有預訂或是登記的涵義。而 book it 的真正涵義就是很迅速地做某件事情或是迅速地離開。
If you want to make your flight, you’d better book it. 如果你要趕上飛機的話，你最好快一點。這是一個很特別的用語，有人說是從1970年代開始，從軍隊裡面的用語衍伸而來，那個時候軍人要放假，必須在一本冊子上登記，才能夠離開營區，所以有可能因此 book 有離開的涵義。
Language Lab
conceal v. 隱藏
/kənˈsiːl/
to hide (something or someone) from sight
- The scientist concealed a camera in a tree right by the pond in order to get videos of animals drinking water.
科學家把一架攝影機隱藏在池塘邊的一棵樹，為了錄到動物喝水的影片。
- Alice removed the painting off the wall, and concealed behind the painting was a mysterious envelope.
Alice 把油畫從牆上拿下來，藏在畫後面的竟然是一封神祕的信封。
conceal v. 隱瞞
to keep (something) secret
- The queen’s sister was accused of concealing the truth about the queen’s health.
皇后的妹妹指控隱瞞關於皇后的身體狀況的事實。
concealment n. 隱藏行為或概念
/kənˈsiːlmənt/
- The mother bird chose to build her nest in the rocks, and it was a perfect place of concealment.
母鳥選擇在岩石中築巢，而那個地方是一個完美的隱藏之處。
intensify v. 加強、增強
/ɪnˈtɛnsəˌfaɪ/
to make (something) stronger or more extreme : to make (something) more intense
- Paul kept ignoring the problem, but the problem only intensified.
Paul 持續忽視這個問題，而問題卻越演越烈。
- Letting this dish cook a little longer on the stove will intensify the flavor.
讓這道菜在瓦斯爐上繼續烹煮，會讓味道更香濃。
intense adj. 很強烈
very great in degree : very strong
- I couldn’t finish the movie because the emotions were too intense for me.
我無法把影片看完，因為故事裡的情感太強烈了。
- When Frankie visited Alaska, the intense cold was something he had never experienced.
Frankie 在阿拉斯加旅遊時，那極度寒冷的氣候是他從未經歷過的。
frequency n. 頻率、次數
the fact or condition of happening often : common occurrence
- The student has been going to the bathroom almost every twenty minutes, and the frequency is making his teacher suspicious.
那位學生幾乎每二十分鐘就會跑一趟洗手間，那樣的次數讓老師感到很懷疑。
- Cherry used to make two business trips each month, but the frequency has increased ever since she got promoted.
Cherry 本來是每一個月會出差兩次，但是自從她升遷後，每個月出差的次數就增加了。
frequent adj. 常常發生的、常常會看到的
happening often
- The frequent trips to the local grocery store to buy candy or soda are a part of Elva’s happy childhood.
經常去雜貨店買糖果或是汽水，是Elva兒時快樂回憶的一部分。
- The actress couldn’t handle the frequent criticisms, so she decided to quit the entertainment business. 那位女演員對於常遭指責無法招架，所以決定離開演藝圈。
bound adj. 前往
/ˈbaʊnd/
going or planning to go to a specified place
- He caught a train bound for Chicago.
他搭上前往芝加哥的火車。
- This plane is bound for Singapore.
飛機是要前往新加坡。
bound adj. 某事絕對會發生
very likely or certain to do or to be something
- Riley can’t keep a secret and is bound to tell us the truth.
Riley 是無法守密的，他肯定是會把事情告訴我們的。
bound adj. 道德或法律方面約束的
required by law or duty to do something
- The doctor is bound by law to not tell anyone what her patient had said to her.
醫生因為法律的約束，而不會跟別人講她的病人對他所說的話。
- The students refused to say anything about the accident because they were bound to secrecy.
學生們拒絕透露任何關於車禍的細節，因為他們承諾會保守秘密。
