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- Saturday- 對話框回復“早安”或者“morning'，獲取清晨元氣滿滿的英文金句 I don't think I need to tell you that reading is good for you—great for you. The more you read, the more you learn. The more you learn, the greater the grasp you have on how the world ticks. 閱讀的好處，甚至是偉大之處，無需贅言。你讀得越多，學到的也越多；你學到的越多，對世界就了解得越多。 Reading expands your life perspective and fine tunes your life filter. You understand life more, and in turn, can deal with it better. 閱讀能夠擴展你的人生視野，并且對你的生活準則進行微調(diào)。對于生活，你懂得更多，相應地就會應對得更自如。 Unfortunately, most people don't read. Sometimes, people do want to read—they've got a book at home sitting on the shelf that they fancy—but can never seem to find the time. 遺憾的是，大多數(shù)人并不閱讀。有時候，人們真心想讀書——他們拿來一本書，坐在家里最愛的書架旁——但似乎永遠也找不到時間來讀。 1 Have a goal 設定目標 Some people set radical goals for themselves like reading one book a week. (Yeah, I know right?) Obviously you don't have to be as radical as that. 有些人喜歡給自己設定一個激進的目標，如一周讀一本書。（是的，我說的對吧？）很顯然，你不必那么激進。 You can start by reading a book a month. Or a book every two months even. Up to you. Whatever floats your boat. But setting a goal and aspiring to reach it gives you a focus that'll help you get the job done. 你可以從一個月讀一本書開始，甚至是兩個月讀一本。這取決于你自己，只要開心就好。設定目標并全力以赴去實現(xiàn)它，這個過程能使你專注于此事，幫助你完成目標。 2 Accountability 責任感 Accountability helps. Maybe have a reading partner. Set something up between the both of you where you tell each other what book you're going to read and when you're going to check in with one another to see through your promise. 責任感可以起作用。也許你可以找個閱讀小伙伴，彼此約定好在什么地方，打算讀什么書，什么時間相互檢查進度以便堅持到底。 Another thing you can do is borrow books from your local library. (A gold mine!) The return date gives you a sense of pressure to finish your book by a certain deadline. 你可以做的另一件事就是從你們當?shù)貓D書館借書來讀。（這簡直是一座金礦?。┻€書日期會給你一種壓力，讓你在規(guī)定的期限內(nèi)讀完你的書。（來有書英語共讀，與數(shù)十萬小伙伴組隊對抗惰性。） 3 Create a dedicated time for yourself. 為自己留出專用時間 Whether it's deciding to wake up a half hour early to get in a few chapters, or choosing to get into bed and cozy up with a book before you eventually doze off, dedicating time specifically for reading helps so much. 無論是打算早起半小時讀上幾個章節(jié)，或是選擇睡前在床上舒適地享受一本書，為閱讀留出專用時間是很有幫助的。 Just saying 'Every night, right before I hit the hay, I'm going to dedicate a couple minutes to reading,' can be a powerful decision in itself. 對自己說：“每天晚上，在上床睡覺之前，我要留出一點時間來讀書”，這樣的方式真是太贊了！ 4 Create a dedicated space for yourself. 為自己打造個專屬空間 Sometimes, the best way to set the mood for reading is having a dedicated space for one's self. Perhaps yours is in bed, with your bedside lamp illuminating the night's final task. 有時，調(diào)試心情到閱讀狀態(tài)的最好方法就是為自己準備一個專屬空間。也許，是在溫馨的床上，讓床頭的臺燈照亮夜晚最后一項任務（吹滅讀書燈，一身都是月）。 Perhaps it's in the library. Perhaps you have the luxury of creating a reading room for yourself. Perhaps it's snug in the corner of your local coffee shop. 也許，是在圖書館，打造一個專屬閱覽室從而獲得“奢侈”享受。也許，是在附近咖啡館角落里，營造一個舒適空間…… 5 Eliminate distractions. 消除干擾 Get rid of the laptop. Turn your phone off. No Netflix. Goodbye TV. Focus on your book. 移開筆記本電腦。關上手機。不上網(wǎng)。不開電視。專注于閱讀。 Reading may seem like a mental strain at first thought. But truth be told, it's a pleasurable, rewarding leisure activity. 閱讀似乎是一種精神壓力。但說實話，它其實是一種愉悅的，具有回報性的休閑活動。 You'll add zest and color to your vocabulary, expand your life perspective, enlighten yourself with the wisdom and insight of others, and perhaps even learn a little bit about your being in the process which you wouldn't have otherwise. 它將給你的詞匯表里添加熱情和色彩，拓寬你的人生視野，以他人的智慧和洞見啟發(fā)自己，也許，你甚至會了解一些你從未經(jīng)歷過的事。 如何有效閱讀的訣竅：分析篇章的組織 作為作者可用多種方法組織篇章，比如時間順序、因果關系。作為讀者，如果能夠確定這些組織結構很有用，這樣自己可加以運用，進行有效閱讀（此方式特別適用于閱讀理解）。 以下是一些結構和有助于確定這些結構的signal words信號詞，讀者可以利用信號詞進行快遞、精準閱讀。也許某些文章的'signal words'并不明顯（如上文），此時需要通過對文章的理解進行分析。 Chronological （時間順序） 文本按照時間順序組織：開頭、中間和結尾。 信號詞： first, in 1965, then, during, afterward, following that, subsequently, finally Compare and contrast （比較和對比） 討論兩件或兩件以上事情的相同點和不同點。 信號詞：similarly, likewise, on the contrary, however, unlike, on the other hand Positive and negative （肯定和否定） 解釋事物的優(yōu)點和缺點。 這種結構有時也稱為 pros and cons 或是 advantages and disadvantages。 注意，這種結構風格采用 compare and contrast 來介紹相同點。 信號詞： however, on the other hand, pros and cons, one advantage is, one disadvantage is Sequence （順序） 信息按照發(fā)生的順序組織。 Sequence 適合指示或說明，也可用于描述過程。 注意：不得與 chronological 混淆。 這兩種組織方式具有相同的信號詞。 信號詞： first, then, next, after that, before, finally Cause and effect （因果關系） 文本解釋了某事的結果或者發(fā)生的原因。 信號詞： therefore, as a result, due to, consequently, led to, hence List （列舉） 文本包含一系列列出的事項，或按實際的表格進行呈現(xiàn)，或按順序在段落中進行介紹。 信號詞： for instance, in addition, moreover, furthermore, another Problem and solution （問題和解決辦法） 文本指出一個 problem 并提出可能的 solutions。 信號詞： a negative consequence, the problem is, the biggest difficulty, one solution, a remedy, the answer Spatial （空間） 信息按照其現(xiàn)實中的 'organized' 結構加以組織。 例如，如果描述一個國家的地理情況，你可能想從東南西北四個方面來進行安排。 這種方法常用于 descriptive writing（描寫文）中。 信號詞： above, east, tastes, looks, next to, sounds Order of importance （重要程度） 信息根據(jù)重要程度從低到高或從高到低進行排列。 信號詞： the most important, the least important 小貼士： signal words信號詞不是關聯(lián)詞， 關聯(lián)詞是conjunction words。 signal words類似于key words， 簡而言之，可以理解為傳達重要信息的詞 本文節(jié)選自可可英語文章 《讓你每天多些閱讀時間的10個小竅門》 I hope this article has brought value to your life. 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