One uneventful evening, while on my way home after an ordinary private tutor session, I was somehow driven towards finding a Sherlock Holmes book to occupy my free times in the mornings. While I strolled into the Eslite across from National Taiwan University, I was extremely disturbed by the fact that I could not readily find any copy of Holmes. After some ten-minute search, I finally found a decent copy - The Adventures and Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by Modern Man Library.
記得當天晚上結束家教後回家的路上到台大對面的誠品，試圖想找一本福爾摩斯小說來看。但令人失望的是，找了老半天，才找到一本。原本以為這種經典之作應該很容易找到才是，怎麼花了我幾十分鐘才找到？不過最後終究還是找到了一本包含『探險記』和『回憶錄』的福爾摩斯。
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I have known Holmes since childhood. But I'm afraid the acquaintance was mediocre. For those books were abridged, and worse, translated. Then, of course, I found him again in excerpts in my eighth grade literature book. After a few years, I began tutoring students with adequate reading abilities to read abridged classics. I had the pleasure to join in his adventures once again. Then, a couple of years after dating a very knowledgeable gentleman, I had the opportunity to get to know this reputable detective through the phenomenal performance of Jeremy Brett.
Not for the money, nor the fame, but do it for the glory of realising one little dream after another.
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