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Dear Editor,

I have been reading your newspaper for many years with great enthusiasm and interest. I'm writing to express my opinion on reading extensively.

Nowadays few of us read extensively after we leave school. This tendency is rather disturbing, as reading extensively is no less necessary to one's spirit than fresh air to one's health. From reading extensively, we can gain more knowledge and information about various subjects other than our field.

Though with the advent of the TV and the Internet, we no longer read as many books as before, nothing can replace the role that reading extensively plays in our lives.

Yours sincerely,

Li Ming

尊敬的编辑：

多年来我一直怀着极大的热情和兴趣阅读贵报。我给您写邮件想就广泛阅读表达我的观点。

现在我们中很少有人离开学校后还广泛阅读。这种倾向着实令人不安，因为广泛阅读之于人的精神犹如空气之于人的健康，都是必不可少的。从广泛阅读中我们可以获得更多有关我们领域之外众多学科的知识和信息。

虽然随着电视和因特网的出现，我们读的书没有以前那么多了，但什么也不能取代广泛阅读在我们生活中起的作用。

您真诚的，

李明

道长点评

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extensively 广泛地

tendency 趋势

rather 相当

disturbing 令人不安的

spirit 精神

fresh 新鲜的

advent 出现

no longer 不再

replace 取代

1　I think that reading extensively helps to broaden your horizons.

我认为广泛阅读有助于开阔眼界。

2　Reading a broad range of books on many different subjects helps to keep your mind fresh and young.

阅读时广泛涉猎有助于保持你的头脑清醒、年轻。

3　Reading only a narrow range of books leads to a narrow mind.

阅读面窄会导致心胸狭窄。