Reading Books
Nowadays fewer and fewer people like reading books. This tendency is rather disturbing, for one should know that books are no less necessary to one's mental life than fresh air is to one's physical life.
In fact, we can get many benefits from reading good books. First of all, a good book is our faithful friend. It can increase our contentment when we are cheerful and happy, and lessen our pain when we are sad or lonely. Besides, books can also offer us a wide range of experiences. For instance, few of us can travel far from home or live long over one hundred, but all of us can live many lives through the pages of books. Last but not least, reading books can increase our intellectual ability, broaden our minds and make us wise.
In conclusion, though with the advent of TV, books are no longer read as widely as they once were, nothing can replace the role that books play in our lives. Therefore, we should read more books than what we have done in the past. (179 words)
結構剖析
文章分為三段
第一段引出話題,指出現(xiàn)在讀書的人越來越少的這種現(xiàn)象,接著說明這種現(xiàn)象的壞處,并用for(因為)進行原因解釋。
第二段首句是該段的主題句,指出讀好書會給我們帶來很多益處,接著用first of all,besides和last but not least介紹了讀書的各種好處。其中,第二點好處還用for instance進行舉例說明。
第三段用in conclusion總結全文,強調(diào)書籍的作用不可以替代,最后用therefore自然地得出結論:我們應該多讀書。
閱 讀
如今,喜歡閱讀的人日益減少。這種趨勢非常令人擔憂,我們應該清楚,書籍對于人們精神生活的重要性堪比清新空氣對于身體健康的重要性。
事實上,我們能從閱讀好書中獲得許多好處。首先,一本好書好比我們的一個忠實伙伴。當我們心情愉悅時,它能給我們帶來更多的快樂;當我們孤獨悲傷時,它能減少我們的痛苦。此外,書籍還能夠為我們提供豐富的閱歷。例如,我們中很少有人能夠遠離家鄉(xiāng)到遠方去旅行,或者活過百歲,但我們所有人都能通過書籍來過多種不一樣的生活。最后,很重要的一點是,閱讀能夠提升我們的心智,拓寬我們的思維,使我們變得明智。
總之,雖然在電視出現(xiàn)后人們并不像從前那樣大量地閱讀,但書籍在我們生活中的作用不可替代。因此,與過去相比,我們應該多讀書。
tendency n. 趨勢
disturbing adj. 令人不安的
faithful adj. 忠實的
contentment n. 滿意,滿足
lessen v. 減輕
intellectual ability 智能
with the advent of... 隨著......的到來
replace v. 替代
1. One should know that books are no less necessary to one's mental life than fresh air is to one's physical life. 我們應該清楚,書籍對于人們精神生活的重要性堪比清新空氣對于身體健康的重要性。
2. It can increase our contentment when we are cheerful and happy, and lessen our pain when we are sad or lonely. 當我們心情愉悅時,它能給我們帶來更多的快樂;當我們孤獨悲傷時,它能減少我們的痛苦。
3. Last but not least, reading books can increase our intellectual ability, broaden our minds and make us wise.最后,很重要的一點是,閱讀能夠提升我們的心智,拓寬我們的思維,使我們變得明智。