为什么要读纸质书而不是看屏幕？ ⏲️ 6分钟英语：英语精读讲义

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Hello, this is 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English.

大家好，这里是 BBC 英语教学的 6 Minute English 节目。

I'm Phil.

我是 Phil。

And I'm Georgie.

我是 Georgie。

For me,

对我来说，

there's nothing like reading a book. 短語搭配

没有什么比读书更美妙的事了。

I love turning the pages and the smell of the paper. 短語搭配

我喜欢翻页的感觉和书本纸张的油墨香。

But nowadays,

但是现在，

the fact is that much of the time 講解

事实是在大部分时间里，

we read from electronic screens,

我们都是在电子屏幕上阅读，

not paper.

而不是纸质书。

Yes,

是的，

like Georgie,

和 Georgie 一样，

I love books.

我也喜欢读书。

I also find that too much screen time hurts my eyes. 用詞

我也发现看屏幕的时间太长会伤眼睛。

But the availability of digital information

但数字信息的普及

means that I end up reading from screens most days. 短語動詞

意味着我大多数日子最终都是在屏幕上阅读。

So,

所以，

apart from sore eyes, 短語搭配

除了眼睛酸痛之外，

is this a problem?

这是个问题吗？

Is reading from screens harmless or could it be damaging us in some way,

在屏幕上阅读是无害的，还是会在某种程度上损害我们，

such as reducing our attention span, 用詞

比如缩短我们的注意力持续时间，

the length of time that someone can keep concentrated on what they are doing?

即某人能够保持专注在正在做的事情上的时长？

That's what we'll be discussing in this program. 表達脈絡

这正是我们在本期节目中要讨论的。

And of course,

当然，

we'll be learning some useful new vocabulary too.

我们也会学习一些有用的新词汇。

Great.

太好了。

But first,

但首先，

it's time for my question.

到了我提问的时间。

Whether you prefer paper or screens, 語法

无论你更喜欢纸质书还是屏幕，

as humans,

作为人类，

we're now reading more words than ever before. 語法

我们现在阅读的文字量比以往任何时候都要多。

So,

那么，

how many words does the average person read a day?

普通人一天阅读多少个单词？

Is it A, 50,000 words?

是 A，50,000个词吗？

B, 100,000 words?

B，100,000个词？

Or C, 200,000 words?

还是 C，200,000个词？

I'll guess it's 50,000 words a day.

我猜是一天50,000个词。

Okay, Georgie.

好的，Georgie。

We'll find out the correct answer later in the program. 短語動詞

我们稍后会在节目中揭晓正确答案。

Of course,

当然，

there's little doubt that any kind of reading is good for you. 語法

毫无疑问，任何形式的阅读对你都有好处。

Here's Cressida Cowell,

接下来是 Cressida Cowell，

author of the How to Train Your Dragon children's books,

儿童读物《驯龙高手》(How to Train Your Dragon) 的作者，

speaking with BBC Ideas.

她在 BBC Ideas 的演讲片段。

Reading brings three magical powers: 習語

阅读带来三种神奇的力量：

creativity,

创造力，

intelligence,

智慧，

and empathy.

和同理心。

Reading for the joy of it is one of the two key factors in a kid's later economic success. 講解

纯粹为了乐趣而阅读是孩子日后取得经济成功的两大关键因素之一。

You're more likely to not be in prison, 語法

你不太可能进监狱，

to vote,

你更有可能去投票，

to own your own home.

拥有自己的房子。

All of these advantages and benefits happen as a result of literacy. 講解

所有这些优势和好处都是有读写能力带来的结果。

Cressida talks about the importance of reading for the joy of it.

Cressida 谈到了纯粹为了乐趣而阅读的重要性。

When you do an activity for the joy of it,

当你为了乐趣而做一项活动时，

you do it simply for the pleasure of doing it

你做它仅仅是为了享受做的过程，

rather than as a way to gain something else.

而不是为了获得其他东西。

Cressida lists the many benefits of reading for children,

Cressida 列举了阅读对儿童的诸多好处，

including economic success in later life.

包括日后的经济成功。

But

但是，

Many of these benefits depend on a state known as deep reading. 用詞

这些好处很多都取决于一种被称为“深度阅读”的状态。

Analyzing a text to understand its deeper meaning.

分析文本以理解其更深层的含义。

And in test after test, 短語搭配

而在一次又一次的测试中，

researchers have shown that deep reading skills develop better 表達脈絡

研究人员表明，深度阅读能力能得到更好的发展，

when kids read from books.

当孩子们阅读纸质书时。

Professor Maryanne Wolf is a teacher and advocate for children's literacy around the world. 用詞

Maryanne Wolf 教授是一名教师，也在全球倡导儿童读写能力。

Here,

在此，

she explains more about deep reading to BBC Ideas.

她向 BBC Ideas 进一步解释了什么是深度阅读。

When we read at a surface level, 短語搭配

当我们在表面层次上阅读时，

we're just getting the information.

我们只是在获取信息。

When we read deeply,

当我们深度阅读时，

we use much more of our cerebral cortex. 用詞

我们动用大脑皮层的更多部分。

Deep reading means that we make analogies, 短語搭配

深度阅读意味着我们进行类比，

we make inferences,

我们进行推论，

which allows us to be truly critical, 語法

这使我们能够成为真正具有批判性、

analytic,

分析能力、

empathic human beings.

以及同理心的人。

The reality is, 表達脈絡

现实情况是，

it's not what or how much we read, 語法

重要的不是我们读什么或读多少，

but how we read that's really important.

而是我们如何阅读，这才真正重要。

The very volume is having negative effects 用詞

庞大的阅读量本身正在产生负面影响，

because to absorb that much,

因为为了吸收那么多信息，

there's a propensity towards skimming. 用詞

我们会有一种略读的倾向。

Professor Wolf's research shows that reading from screens encourages reading at the surface level, 語法

Wolf 教授的研究表明，在屏幕上阅读会鼓励表面层次的阅读，

quickly and superficially

快速且肤浅地

looking at what can be easily understood.

看那些容易理解的内容。

Reading books,

而阅读书籍，

on the other hand, 表達脈絡

另一方面，

activates different areas of the brain,

能激活大脑的不同区域，

allowing a reader to develop positive traits like empathy 語法

使读者能够培养同理心等积极品质，

and to understand the deeper level of a book,

并理解书本中更深层次的含义，

including analogies and inferences.

包括类比和推论。

An analogy is a comparison between things that have similar features. 用詞

类比 (analogy) 是将具有相似特征的事物进行比较。

For example,

例如，

you might talk about the human heart using the analogy of a pump.

在谈论人类心脏时，你可能会用泵来打比方。

An inference is a guess, 用詞

推论 (inference) 是一种猜测、

opinion,

意见，

or conclusion that you make based on the information you already have. 短語搭配

或基于你已有的信息得出的结论。

For example,

例如，

seeing smoke in the distance, 語法

看到远处的烟雾，

you would make an inference that there's fire.

你会推论那里有火。

It's these types of deeper, 語法

正是这些更深层次、

more subtle understanding that we get from reading books.

更微妙的理解，是我们从阅读书籍中获得的。

So,

那么，

why is it that reading from screens doesn't develop these skills in the same way? 語法

为什么在屏幕上阅读不能以同样的方式培养这些技能呢？

Well,

嗯，

the answer has to do with the volume, 短語搭配

答案与阅读量有关，

the sheer number of words, 用詞

即每天屏幕向我们轰炸的海量文字、

pings,

提示音

and notifications that screens bombard us with every day. 習語

和通知。

Instead of deep reading, 表達脈絡

它不仅没有带来深度阅读，

this encourages skimming, 用詞

反而鼓励略读 (skimming)，

reading rapidly

即快速阅读

in order to get a general overview of something. 語法

为了大概了解某事的概要。

I think it's time to reveal the answer to my question, 表達脈絡

我想是时候揭晓我问题的答案了，

Georgie.

Georgie。

I asked you how many words does the average modern person read a day?

我问你普通现代人一天阅读多少个单词？

And I guessed it was 50,000 words.

我猜是50,000个词。

Well,

嗯，

you were half right. 語氣意圖

你猜对了一半。

In fact,

事实上，

the correct answer was double that. 用詞

正确答案是那个数字的两倍。

100,000 words.

100,000个词。

Right,

好的，

let's recap the vocabulary we've learned from this program, 表達脈絡

让我们回顾一下从本期节目中学到的词汇，

starting with attention span,

首先是注意力持续时间 (attention span)，

the length of time that someone can stay concentrated on one thing.

一个人能保持专注在某件事上的时长。

If you do something for the joy of it,

如果你纯粹为了乐趣 (for the joy of it) 做某事，

you do it simply for the pleasure you get,

你仅仅为了获得快乐而做它，

rather than as a way to get something else.

而不是为了获得其他东西。

The phrase on the surface level describes looking at something quickly and superficially

表面层次上 (on the surface level) 这个词组形容快速且肤浅地看某事，

rather than trying to understand its full deeper meaning.

而不是试图去理解其完全的深层含义。

An analogy is a comparison between things that have similar features.

类比 (analogy) 是具有相似特征的事物之间的比较。

For example,

例如，

a human heart and a pump.

人的心脏和泵。

And an inference is a guess or conclusion that you make based on the information you already have,

推论 (inference) 是一种基于你已有信息的猜测或结论，

like inferring fire from seeing smoke.

就像通过看到烟雾来推论出火。

And finally,

最后，

skimming is reading rapidly

略读 (skimming) 指的是快速阅读，

in order to get a general overview of the text being read.

为了大致了解所读文本的概要。

Once again,

又一次，

our 6 minutes are up. 習語

我们的6分钟时间到了。

Goodbye for now.

暂时说到这。

Bye.

再见。

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