時(shí)差N小時(shí):享受閱讀報(bào)紙的樂(lè)趣
上個(gè)月，我們英語(yǔ)系邀請(qǐng)一位當(dāng)?shù)貜V播電臺(tái)的明星給我們來(lái)一次有關(guān)媒體對(duì)社會(huì)影響的演講。他描述了最近一些年老式的報(bào)紙和網(wǎng)絡(luò)報(bào)紙之間的競(jìng)爭(zhēng)。
Are old-fashioned newspapers only for us older folks? The majority of college students I knowappear to consider reading anything, not only newspapers (online or "live") as a chore. Mostseem to only read to pass exams.
老式報(bào)紙只適合于年歲大的人嗎?我認(rèn)識(shí)的大多數(shù)大學(xué)生將閱讀，不僅包括讀報(bào)紙(無(wú)論是在線的還是“現(xiàn)場(chǎng)報(bào)道的”)，視為累人的活。大多數(shù)人閱讀只是為了通過(guò)考試。
For me, the pleasures of reading a newspaper, as with reading a novel or a well-crafted poem,essay, or drama, are intricately connected with the pleasures of the human imagination. Peopleread newspapers for many reasons. Newspapers offer information, and they also cover a varietyof topics. But newspapers and reading in general can only add to our lives if we haveimaginations sufficiently fertile and copious to appreciate them.
對(duì)我來(lái)說(shuō)，閱讀報(bào)紙的了卻和閱讀小說(shuō)或是心編輯的詩(shī)，散文，喜劇，都與人們想象的樂(lè)趣復(fù)雜地聯(lián)系在一起。人們閱讀報(bào)紙有很多原因。報(bào)紙?zhí)峁┬畔?，也包含很多話題，如果我們需要豐富的想象力來(lái)欣賞報(bào)紙和閱讀，它們就會(huì)融入到我們的生活中。
Many tell me the Internet has already taken over the job of old time reading, but I should notworry young people will suffer from underdeveloped imaginations as a result. PowerPointpresentations, video games, text messaging, YouTube, and countless other high-techadvances keep young imaginations very much alive and growing. I hope so.
許多人告訴我，網(wǎng)絡(luò)已經(jīng)替代了老式的閱讀，但是我不應(yīng)該擔(dān)心這會(huì)導(dǎo)致年輕人的想象力得不到發(fā)展，PowerPoint展示，視頻游戲，短消息的發(fā)送，YouTube還有無(wú)數(shù)的高科技發(fā)展會(huì)使年輕人的想象力保持活躍并增長(zhǎng)。我希望如此。
tug n. 競(jìng)爭(zhēng)
old-fashioned adj.老式的,舊式的
chore n.討厭的或累人的工作
well-crafted 精心編輯的
intricately adv.復(fù)雜地
copious adj. 豐富的
underdeveloped adj.低度開發(fā)的
text messaging 短消息的發(fā)送
