Library
圖書館
1. What kind of books do you like best?
1. 你最喜歡什么類型的書?
I like reading biographies of well-known people. They teach me something about history. And I also learn others' ideas and life styles-Sometimes I find that their lives are even stranger than those of people in fictional stories.
我喜歡讀名人自傳,是他們告訴我歷史的來龍去脈,同時也讓我對于他們的思想和生活方式大開眼界。有時我發現他們的生活甚至比小說故事里人物的生活更奇怪。
2. What are the advantages and disadvantages of reading books for entertainment compared with watching TV or films?
2. 作為娛樂,讀書和看電視電影有什么不同?
I think the main advantage of reading books is that they do a lot to improve our imagination. It is more challenging and we have to work harder to gain our knowledge. TV is less challenging and doesn't make us think as much. But the main disadvantage is that books just take too much time to get through. TV is more convenient and efficient and that 's why I think so many people like it.
我覺得讀書的主要好處是它對于我們的想象更富沖擊力,我們必須努力學習才能獲得知識,這樣更具挑戰性。電視相對就缺乏挑戰性,我們也不需要思考太多。但是讀書最大的缺點是太花費時間去消化了,電視則更方便和有效,那也是我想很多人喜歡看電視的原因。
3. Is reading popular in your country with young people?
3. 在你們國家年輕人很喜歡閱讀嗎?
No, I'd say that it's getting less popular. There are just so many other things to do that we don't really have to rely on books for entertainment. I think TV is the main reason. It is just more efficient and easier on the brain to watch a show than read a book.
不是的,讀書似乎變得不怎么流行了,除了讀書外有很多可以娛樂消遣的,我認為電視是主要消遣對象,比起讀書看電視更方便和容易接受。