美语情景对话 第850期:Reading Trends 阅读趋势
Todd: Actually I still enjoy newspapers somewhat. I like to eat my lunch and read the newspaper or maybe have a newspaper when I'm taking the bus or the train, so I have something to read, but I don't buy them as much as I used to.
托德：其实我仍然非常喜欢报纸。我喜欢一边吃午饭一边看报纸，也喜欢在坐公交车和火车时看报纸，虽然我仍然在看报，但我不像以前那样买报纸了。Monica: Yeah, that's true, I really like the idea of having a newspaper in paper form and I do enjoy opening it up and having a coffee in the morning and reading the newspaper, but I don't actually do that now.
莫妮卡：是这样的，我喜欢印刷的报纸，也喜欢早上打开报纸，一边喝咖啡一边看报纸，不过我现在基本上不这么做了。Todd: So how often do you.actually start and finish a book?
托德：你多久能看完一本书？
Monica: Well, I've been reading maybe one or two books a week, recently which is quite a lot for me.
莫妮卡：嗯，我基本上一周看一到两本书，最近我看的更多。Todd: Yeah, that's pretty good.
托德：嗯，真不错。Monica: As I said earlier, it's really because I have a bit more spare time than I used to so that has changed my reading habits. And when I'm traveling I love reading, so if I'm on a train I love reading a book and if I'm on a plane I prefer to read a book than watch a movie, for example, so I get a lot of enjoyment out of reading books, still. Having said that I do listen to e-books on the computer...
莫妮卡：我之前说过，因为我现在的空闲时间比以前多，所以我的阅读习惯发生了改变。我喜欢在旅途中看书，我喜欢在火车上看书，如果我坐飞机的话，我更喜欢看书，而不是看电影，看书给我带来了很多乐趣。虽然如此，不过我也会在电脑上听有声电子书。Todd: Oh, I love e-books.
托德：哦，我喜欢电子书。Monica:h I love because it's very therapeutic I think listening to someone reading to you, a bit like when you were little and your mom used to read you a book. I like to do that when I'm really tired and I don't want to actually physically read a book and I don't want to even check my e-mail. I just want to lie down and basically listen to a story. Yeah, so I have enjoyed doing that recently and technology has had a big part to play in how much I do that.
莫妮卡：我喜欢听有声电子书是因为我觉得那令人精神放松，听其他人给你读书，就像小时候听妈妈讲故事一样。我非常累的时候，不想看书甚至不想检查电子邮件时，我就会听电子书。我只想躺下来听故事。我最近很喜欢听电子书，科技对我的阅读习惯产生了很大的影响。
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重点讲解：
1. used to do sth. 过去常常；过去曾；
例句：He used to be a timber merchant.
他曾是一个木材商。
2. open up 打开；翻开；
例句：I open up my appointment organizer.
我打开自己的备忘记事本。
3. prefer to do sth. 更喜欢做某事；
例句：I prefer to live in small cities.
我更喜欢住在小城市里。
4. lie down 躺下（休息或睡眠）；
例句：I should lie down for a bit, if I were you.
如果我是你，我就会躺一会儿。
