❸Five ways you can read more

By Bullard

崔海燕（译）

◆语篇导读

很多同学非常渴望多看点书来拓宽自己的知识面，但是拿起书本后却发现，不知怎么回事，无论怎么看都看不进去，而且就算逼着自己去看，也是看一点忘一点，基本就是在那认字而已。那么，我们应该如何提高自己的阅读效率呢？

1.Define your purpose for reading

Before you start reading, ask yourself why you are reading this book. Most of people read for two main reasons—pleasure or knowledge.

Being specific and clear about your reading purpose not only helps you toeliminatebooks that you don't need to read,but also reminds you why reading the book is important to you as you are reading it. Thismotivatesyou to keep reading and completing the book faster.

2.Read only what you are attracted to

Whether you are reading fictions or nonfictions, it's important to enjoy what you read. Your friends may recommend books that they love, but those books might not be the ones you enjoy.

3.Give up books that you don't enjoy

You may have selected books that arealignedwith your purpose. You may have selected books that you are attracted to. But as you are reading them, there may still be some books that you won't enjoy reading.

Whenever you realize that you aren't enjoying the book you are reading, give it up. Remember reading shouldn't be a chore.

4.Set a reading goal

Having a reading goal helps you figure out how much reading you need to do in a week or even a day.

5.Give yourself a deadline to complete each book

Before you read each book, ask yourself when you need to complete this book by.

When you don't set a deadline to complete your book, there isn't a sense ofurgency. And when something isn't urgent, you tend toprocrastinate.

◆词语积淀

eliminate /ɪ΄lɪmɪneɪt/ v. 淘汰；排除

motivate /΄məʊtɪveɪt/ v. 成为……的动机；激励；激发

align /ə΄laɪn/ v. 使结盟；使一致

figure out 弄懂；弄清楚；弄明白;计算（数量或成本）

urgency /΄зːdʒənsi/ n. 紧急性；迫切性；急切

procrastinate /prəʊ΄krᴂstɪneɪt/ v. 拖延；耽搁

◆典句赏析

1.Being specific and clear about your reading purpose not only helps you to eliminate books that you don't need to read, but also reminds you why reading the book is important to you as you are reading it.确定并清楚自己的阅读目标不仅能帮你排除不需要读的书，也能在你阅读的时候提醒你阅读这本书的重要性。

not only...but also...是一个并列连词，意为“不仅……而且……”。它是英语中比较常见的一个关联词组，用于连接两个表示并列关系的句子成分，着重强调后者，其中的also有时可以省略。not only...but also...在连接主语时，利用“就近原则”来判断谓语的单复数，即根据but also后所跟的主语的单复数来决定谓语的单复数。

【即时尝试】鲜艳的颜色不但使人看了高兴，也会使人更加活泼。

2.Whenever you realize that you aren't enjoying the book you are reading, give it up.不管什么时候你发现不喜欢读的那本书，那就不读了。

“that you aren't enjoying the book you are reading”是that引导的宾语从句，作动词realize的宾语。you are reading是the book的限制性定语从句，关系代词that或者which被省略了。give up是“动词+副词”构成的固定词组，意为“放弃”或“停止”。当give up后接代词作宾语时，该代词放在这两个单词的中间。例如：

I'm afraid we can't give them up, poor dogs.恐怕我们不能放弃他们，可怜的狗狗们。

【即时尝试】这是我到这里后看的第一场电影。

(答案见第63页)

译文助读

1.明确你的阅读目标

在阅读之前问问自己为何要读这本书。大部分的人读书有两个原因——兴趣或者知识。

确定并清楚自己的阅读目标不仅能帮你排除不需要读的书，也能在你阅读的时候提醒你阅读这本书的重要性。这能促使你一直阅读，并且能更快地读完。

2.只读你感兴趣的书

不管是小说类还是非小说类，重要的是你喜欢你所读的书。你朋友可能推荐他们喜欢读的书，但是那些书可能并不是你所喜欢读的。

3.不读你不喜欢读的书

也许选书的时候你是带着一定的目的性，也许你是因为被这些书吸引了才选的。但是当你阅读的时候，有些书可能并不是你喜欢读的。不管什么时候你发现不喜欢读的那本书，那就不读了。记住，阅读不应该是一件讨厌的工作。

4.设定一个阅读目标

有阅读目标能帮你弄清楚一周或一天需要阅读多少。

5.给每一本书设定一个截止日期

在你阅读每一本书之前，问问自己你需要什么时候读完这本书。

当你没有设定一个读完书的截止日期的时候，就会没有紧迫感。当事情不紧迫了，你就会拖延。