英语四级：汤姆汉克斯终于要出书了

美国当地时间11月3日，Knopf出版公司宣布，汤姆?汉克斯将出版一本基于他多年的收藏爱好――老式打字机――而创作的系列短篇故事集。不过，Knopf的负责人只是简单地宣布了这一出版计划，具体的细节没有公布，书名和出版日期都遥遥无期。

这本短篇故事集被描述成：由汉克斯私人收藏的老式打字机的相关图片连接起来的一系列故事。

Actor Tom Hanks is to publish a book of short stories inspired by his personal collection of vintage typewriters.

"I've been collecting typewriters for no particular reason since 1978 - both manual and portable machines," he said.

The stories, the two-time Oscar-winner went on, "are not about the typewriters themselves, but... something that might have been written on one of them."

The Forrest Gump star recently had his first work of fiction, a sci-fi story, published in the New Yorker magazine.

The book, which will include photographs of Hanks' machines, is currently untitled and has no confirmed publication date.

The actor recently lent his name to a mobile app, Hanx Writer, that allows its users to simulate the experience of using a manual typewriter.

"I've been around great storytellers all my life," he told the New Yorker last month. "Like an enthusiastic student, I want to tell some of my own."

The 58-year-old recently reteamed with Saving Private Ryan director Steven Spielberg to shoot a Cold War spy thriller, set for release next year.

vintage：老式的

manual：手动的