Scene 141 读书

Scene 141　读书

❶ 我迫不及待地想看这本书。I can't wait to read this book.

对话 A: It's the book you asked for a week ago. 这是你上周要借的书。

B: That's great. I can't wait to read this book. 太好了。我迫不及待地想看这本书。

❷ 读书是我唯一值得一提的爱好。Reading is the only hobby I can speak of.

对话 A: Reading is the only hobby I can speak of. 读书是我唯一值得一提的爱好。

B: It's a good habit. 这是一个好习惯。

❸ 我用Kindle¹看电子书。I read books on Kindle.

对话 A: I read books on Kindle. 我用Kindle看电子书。

B: Many young people use Kindle, but I like reading paper books. 很多年轻人使用kindle，但是我喜欢纸质书。

❹ 我们不得不选择读什么书。We have to choose what to read.

对话 A: I want to read but I don't have enough time. 我想读书，但是我没有足够的时间。

B: So we have to choose what to read. 所以我们不得不选择读什么书。

❺ 这真是个有意义的故事。It's really a meaningful² story.

对话 A: I can't understand the novel. 我看不懂这本小说。

B: It's really a meaningful story. 这真是个有意义的故事。

❻ 我最近有大量的时间读书。I have plenty of time to read recently.

对话 A: What do you do in your spare time? 你业余时间都做些什么？

B: I have plenty of time to read recently. 我最近有大量的时间读书。

❼ 这本书好像一辈子也读不完。It's taking forever to finish this book.

对话 A: It's taking forever to finish this book. 这本书好像一辈子也读不完。

B: It's not that hard. 没有那么困难。

❽ 我喜欢看网络小说。I like reading Internet novels.

对话 A: I like reading Internet novels. 我喜欢看网络小说。

B: Stop reading! It's a waste of time and harmful to your eyes. 别再读了！既浪费时间又对你的眼睛不好。

❾ 我总是在夜里读书。I always read at night.

❿ 我周末整天都在图书馆看书。I read books in the library all day at the weekends.

对话 A: What did you do last weekends? 你上周末做什么了？

B: I read books in the library all day at the weekends. 我周末整天都在图书馆看书。

1 kindle   

v.点燃，着火

参考例句：

• This wood is too wet to kindle.这木柴太湿点不着。
• A small spark was enough to kindle Lily's imagination.一星光花足以点燃莉丽的全部想象力。

2 meaningful   

adj.意味深长的；富有意义的

参考例句：

• They exchanged meaningful looks.他们彼此意味深长地交换了一下眼色。
• The article has a meaningful ending.这篇文章的结尾意味深长。