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(jié)構(gòu)剖析
文章分為三段
第一段引出話題，指出現(xiàn)在讀書(shū)的人越來(lái)越少的這種現(xiàn)象，接著說(shuō)明這種現(xiàn)象的壞處，并用for(因?yàn)?進(jìn)行原因解釋。
第二段首句是該段的主題句，指出讀好書(shū)會(huì)給我們帶來(lái)很多益處，接著用first of all，besides和last but not least介紹了讀書(shū)的各種好處。其中，第二點(diǎn)好處還用for instance進(jìn)行舉例說(shuō)明。
第三段用in conclusion總結(jié)全文，強(qiáng)調(diào)書(shū)籍的作用不可以替代，最后用therefore自然地得出結(jié)論：我們應(yīng)該多讀書(shū)。
閱 讀
如今，喜歡閱讀的人日益減少。這種趨勢(shì)非常令人擔(dān)憂，我們應(yīng)該清楚，書(shū)籍對(duì)于人們精神生活的重要性堪比清新空氣對(duì)于身體健康的重要性。
事實(shí)上，我們能從閱讀好書(shū)中獲得許多好處。首先，一本好書(shū)好比我們的一個(gè)忠實(shí)伙伴。當(dāng)我們心情愉悅時(shí)，它能給我們帶來(lái)更多的快樂(lè);當(dāng)我們孤獨(dú)悲傷時(shí)，它能減少我們的痛苦。此外，書(shū)籍還能夠?yàn)槲覀兲峁┴S富的閱歷。例如，我們中很少有人能夠遠(yuǎn)離家鄉(xiāng)到遠(yuǎn)方去旅行，或者活過(guò)百歲，但我們所有人都能通過(guò)書(shū)籍來(lái)過(guò)多種不一樣的生活。最后，很重要的一點(diǎn)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(shū)籍在我們生活中的作用不可替代。因此，與過(guò)去相比，我們應(yīng)該多讀書(shū)。
tendency n. 趨勢(shì)
disturbing adj. 令人不安的
faithful adj. 忠實(shí)的
contentment n. 滿意，滿足
lessen v. 減輕
intellectual ability 智能
with the advent of... 隨著......的到來(lái)
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(yīng)該清楚，書(shū)籍對(duì)于人們精神生活的重要性堪比清新空氣對(duì)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(dāng)我們心情愉悅時(shí)，它能給我們帶來(lái)更多的快樂(lè);當(dāng)我們孤獨(dú)悲傷時(shí)，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(diǎn)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。
