简单慢速英语阅读：No More Searching

          He walked into the drugstore. Where are the eyedrops, he wondered. He looked at the drugstore signs. Signs were hanging above each aisle¹. He read sign after sign. He finally saw the eyedrops sign. He walked to the eyedrops section. He looked on the top shelf. He looked on the middle shelf. He looked on the bottom shelf. Where were the eyedrops? Was he in the right section? He looked at the sign again. Yes, he was. He finally found the eyedrops. He went to the front of the drugstore. He stood in line to pay. Someday, he thought, shopping will be faster. Someday, he thought, I will walk into this store. I will ask out loud, "Where's the Crest² toothpaste?" A bright light will appear above my head. I will follow the light directly³ to the Crest toothpaste section. The light will disappear. My searching days will be over.

1 aisle   

n.（教堂、教室、戏院等里的）过道，通道

参考例句：

• The aisle was crammed with people.过道上挤满了人。
• The girl ushered me along the aisle to my seat.引座小姐带领我沿着通道到我的座位上去。

2 crest   

n.顶点；饰章；羽冠；vt.达到顶点；vi.形成浪尖

参考例句：

• The rooster bristled his crest.公鸡竖起了鸡冠。
• He reached the crest of the hill before dawn.他于黎明前到达山顶。

3 directly   

adv.直接地，径直地；马上，立即

参考例句：

• I will telephone you directly I hear the news.我一听到消息，马上打电话给你。
• She answered me very directly and openly.她非常坦率地、开门见山地答复了我。