Cultivate a lifetime reading habit

河南信陽高級中學 黃 彧

終身閱讀的習慣和長遠的閱讀觀會讓我們的生活更充實。 本文就培養終身閱讀的習慣提出了幾點建議。

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難詞探意

1. curl /kз?rl/ v. 蜷縮

2. distraction /d?'str?k?n/ n. 分散注意力的事

Reading more is one of the top goals that many people set for themselves. A good book can be hugely satisfying, can teach you things beyond your daily horizons, and can create characters so vivid as if you really know them. If reading is a habit you'd like to get into, there are a number of ways to cultivate it.

First, realize that reading is highly enjoyable, if you have a good book. If you have an extremely difficult book and you are forcing yourself through it, it will seem like a chore. If this happens for several days in a row, consider abandoning the book and finding one that you'll really love.

Other than that, try these tips to cultivate a lifetime reading habit:

Make a list. Keep a list of all the great books you want to read. You can keep this in your journal, in a pocket notebook, on your personal home page, on your personal Wiki, wherever. Be sure to add to it whenever you hear about a good book, online or in person. Keep a running list,and cross out the ones you read. Tech trick: create a Gmail account for your book list, and email the address every time you hear about a good book. Now your inbox will be your reading list. When you've read a book, file it under “Done”. If you want, you can even reply to the message (to the same address) with notes about the book, and those will be in the same conversation thread, so now your Gmail account is your reading log too.

Find a quiet place. Find a place in your home where you can sit in a comfortable chair (don't lie down unless you're going to sleep) andcurlup with a good book without interruptions. There should be no television or computer near the chair to minimizedistractions, and no music or noisy family members/roommates. If you don't have a place like this, create one.

Reduce television/Internet. If you really want to read more, try cutting back on TV or Internet consumption. This may be difficult for many people. Still, every minute you reduce of Internet/TV, you could use for reading. This could create hours of book reading time.

Have a reading hour or reading day. If you turn off the TV or Internet in the evening, you could have a set hour (perhaps just after dinner) when you and maybe all the members of your family read each night. Or you could enjoy a reading day, when you (and again, your other family members if you can get them to join you) read for practically the whole day. It's super fun.

Reading Check

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主題應用·語庫構建

Ⅰ. 話題詞匯與短語

名詞

1. book 書

2. novel 小說

3. science fiction 科幻小說

4. masterpiece 代表作

5. classic 名著

6. biography 傳記

7. detective story 偵探故事

8. comic book 連環畫

9. newspaper 報紙

10. magazine 雜志

11. pamphlet/booklet 小冊子

12. hardcover 精裝本

13. paperback 平裝本

14. best-seller 暢銷書

15. paper book 紙質書

16. e-book 電子書

17. audio book 有聲書

18. online book 網上圖書

19. collective edition 珍藏版

20. bookstore 書店

21. book sale 售書活動

22. library 圖書館

23. exchange of books 圖書交換

24. book card 書卡

25. book reservation 藏書

26. reader 讀者

27. reader's card 借書證

28. bookcase 書架

29. reading room 閱覽室

30. bound volume 合訂本

31. pocket book 袖珍書

32. second-hand book 舊書

33. librarian 圖書館館長

34. weekly 周刊

35. monthly 月刊

36. quarterly 季刊

37. author 作者

38. writer 作家

動詞及相關短語

1. read 閱讀

2. scan 瀏覽

3. skim 略讀

4. read intensively 精讀

5. read extensively 泛讀

6. relax 放松

7. ponder 沉思

8. improve 提升

9. broaden horizons 拓寬視野

10. benefit （使）受益

11. reduce stress 減壓

12. expand knowledge 拓展知識

13. promote mental health 提升精神健康

14. develop empathy 培養同理心

15. calm mind 舒緩心情

16. boost concentration 提高專注力

17. feed imagination 激發想象力

18. increase vocabulary 增加詞匯量

Ⅱ. 美句背誦

1. Reading makes a full man. 閱讀使人充實。

2. Reading is like communicating with a friend.閱讀就像與朋友交流。

3. Choose an author as you choose a friend. 擇書如擇友。

4. One is never too old to learn. 活到老，學到老。

5. A good book is a good friend. 好書如摯友。

6. Losing yourself in a book is the ultimate relaxation. 沉浸在書中是最好的放松方式。

7. Books are the ever-burning lamps of accumu-lated wisdom. 書籍是積累智慧的明燈。

8. If a man empties his wallet into his head, no man can take it away from him. An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest. 傾己所有追求知識，沒有人能奪走它。向知識投資，收益最佳。

9. I find that a great part of the information I have was acquired by looking something up and finding something else on the way. 我發現我的大部分知識都是這樣獲得的：在尋找某個資料時意外發現了另外的資料。

10. Books are treasure banks storing wisdom passed down from generation to generation.書籍是貯存人類代代相傳的智慧的寶庫。

11. After you have read more than ten thousand volumes, you will find it easy to write as if God were there helping you. 讀書破萬卷，下筆如有神。

12. The more a man learns, the more he knows his ignorance. 學然后知不足。

13. Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors， and the most patient of teachers. 書籍是人類最寧靜、 最永恒的朋友， 也是最易接近和最具智慧的顧問，還是最有耐心的老師。

14. Reading without reflecting is like eating without digesting. 讀書不加思考，如同吃東西不經消化。

15. If you're one of the numerous people who don't read regularly, you may be missing out. 如果你是眾多不經常閱讀的人之一，你可能會跟不上時代潮流。

16. Snuggling up to a good book can transport you to the magic of another world away from immediate worries, reducing stress. 依偎在一本好書旁可以帶你進入另一個神奇的世界，遠離眼前的煩惱，減輕壓力。

17. If you want to be a well-rounded human being capable of holding a conversation on a variety of topics, you need to be a reader.如果你想成為一個全面發展的人，能進行各種話題的談話，你便需要成為一個讀者。

18. The more knowledge you have, the better equipped you are to handle many of life's challenges. 你的知識越多， 你就能更好地應對生活中的許多挑戰。

19. Reading about the life of people who live in different circumstances from you, can make it easier for you to understand those who are different from you. 閱讀與你生活在不同環境中的人的生活，可以讓你更容易理解與你不同的人。

20. The more you read, the more your vocabu

lary improves. The more your vocabulary improves, the better you can express your own thoughts and feelings. 你讀得越多，詞匯量就越大。 擁有的詞匯量越大，你就能更好地表達自己的想法和感受。

Ⅲ. 讀后創寫

1995年，UNESCO (聯合國教科文組織)將每年的4月23日定為“世界讀書日”(World Book Day)。 假定你是你校讀書協會會長， Crazy English邀請你寫一篇短文，簡要介紹“世界讀書日”并呼吁同學們多讀書。 寫作要點如下：

1. 介紹“世界讀書日”；

2. 讀書的益處；

3. 呼吁同學們多讀書。

注意：

1. 詞數100左右；

2. 可以適當增加細節，以使行文連貫。

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