Some people think that as more and more people have televisions in their homes, fewer and fewer people will buy books and newspapers. Why read an article in the newspaper, when the TV news can bring you the information in a few minutes and with pictures? Why read the life story of a famous man, when a short television program can tell you all that you want to know? 一些人认为因为电视机在家庭中越来越普遍,那就会有越来越少的人去买书和报纸。当电视新闻可以在几分钟的时间内图文并貌的告知你信息,为什么还要花时间去读报纸呢?当一个简短的电视节目就可以告诉你你想知道的东西,那为什么还要去花时间读名人的传记呢?
Television has not killed reading, however. Today, newspapers sell in very large numbers. And books of every kind are sold more than ever before. Books are still a cheap way to get information and enjoyment. Although some books with hard covers are expensive, many books are printed today as paperbooks (平装本), which are quite cheap. A paperback collection of short stories, for example, is always cheaper than an evening at the cinema or the theater, and you can keep a book for ever and read it many times. 然而电视并没有让人对阅读失去兴趣。如今报纸仍然很畅销。而且各种书籍也比以前买的好。书籍仍然是获得信息和娱乐的一种省钱的途径。虽然一些精装本都卖得比较贵,但是许多书还是平装本,他们都卖得比较便宜。比如说,看一本平装的故事书一般都比去电影院看一晚上电影便宜,而且书还可以保存下来以后重复读
Books are a wonderful provider of knowledge and pleasure and some types of books should be in every home. Every home should have a good dictionary. A good encyclopedia (百科全书), though expensive, is useful, too, because you can find information on any subject. Besides, you can have such books as history books., science textbook, cookbooks, and collections of stories and poems. Then from time to time you can take a book of poems off your shelves and read the thoughts and feelings of your favorite poets.书籍真的很棒,它们给我们带来知识和愉悦。而且有些书是每个家庭都应该收集的。每个家庭都该有本好的字典。也该有本百科全书,虽然很贵,但是是非常有用的。因为你可以从中查到所有的信息。另外,你还可以收集些历史书,自然科学书,食谱,故事和诗词选。然后不时的你可以从自家的书架上取下一本诗选,看看你最爱的那些诗人的诗,从中感受一下诗人的想法和感觉