经典范文
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)
结构剖析
结构剖析
文章分为三段
第一段引出话题,指出现在读书的人越来越少的这种现象,接着说明这种现象的坏处,并用for(因为)进行原因解释。
第二段首句是该段的主题句,指出读好书会给我们带来很多益处,接着用first of all,besides和last but not least介绍了读书的各种好处。其中,第二点好处还用for instance进行举例说明。
第三段用in conclusion总结全文,强调书籍的作用不可以替代,最后用therefore自然地得出结论:我们应该多读书。
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阅 读
如今,喜欢阅读的人日益减少。这种趋势非常令人担忧,我们应该清楚,书籍对于人们精神生活的重要性堪比清新空气对于身体健康的重要性。
事实上,我们能从阅读好书中获得许多好处。首先,一本好书好比我们的一个忠实伙伴。当我们心情愉悦时,它能给我们带来更多的快乐;当我们孤独悲伤时,它能减少我们的痛苦。此外,书籍还能够为我们提供丰富的阅历。例如,我们中很少有人能够远离家乡到远方去旅行,或者活过百岁,但我们所有人都能通过书籍来过多种不一样的生活。最后,很重要的一点是,阅读能够提升我们的心智,拓宽我们的思维,使我们变得明智。
总之,虽然在电视出现后人们并不像从前那样大量地阅读,但书籍在我们生活中的作用不可替代。因此,与过去相比,我们应该多读书。
亮点词汇
tendency n. 趋势
disturbing adj. 令人不安的
faithful adj. 忠实的
contentment n. 满意,满足
lessen v. 减轻
intellectual ability 智能
with the advent of... 随着......的到来
replace v. 替代
重点句背诵与仿写
1. One should know that books are no less necessary to one's mental life than fresh air is to one's physical life. 我们应该清楚,书籍对于人们精神生活的重要性堪比清新空气对于身体健康的重要性。
2. It can increase our contentment when we are cheerful and happy, and lessen our pain when we are sad or lonely. 当我们心情愉悦时,它能给我们带来更多的快乐;当我们孤独悲伤时,它能减少我们的痛苦。
3. Last but not least, reading books can increase our intellectual ability, broaden our minds and make us wise.最后,很重要的一点是,阅读能够提升我们的心智,拓宽我们的思维,使我们变得明智。