Reading fast and slow
"Slow reading movement" has become popular. The idea is that people should shut off their computers and mobile phone for half an hour or forty-five minutes each day and enjoy the p of reading a good book - slowly! In many cities there are even slow-reading clubs where members go to a cafe, not to discuss books, but to sit quietly with each other, drink coffee and j read.
Researches have found that reading slowly, especially books of fiction, helps people concentrate, relax and think about what they are reading. It also helps people empathize (有同感). This last point is important. When you read a novel (slowly), you get to understand the characters' emotions and to see t their eyes.
Reading, of course, isn't easy. You have to sit still, for one thing. And it can seem b when compared to the excitement of playing video game. But, for me, reading has been an enduring joy in life. From the age of ten, when I got my first l card, I've enjoyed the company of pirates (海盗) and heroes, of evil criminals and clever detectives, thousands of interesting people I would otherwise have never met in real life. Reading p me with escape, but it also enabled me to understand the world around me. It was an education in a classroom that had no w.
In your classroom, you have learned to read "fast". Outside of the classroom, you should try to learn to read "slow". You may be surprised at how much you enjoy it.
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