老外在中国：关掉电视，畅游书海

Yvonne

本期主播：谢卓吾，长沙市麓山外国语实验中学学生。获2018年中学生英语技能赛全国一等奖，2018年第十五届“外研社杯”全国中小学生英语大赛（个人技能赛）总决赛C组十强。

学习心得：找比自己水平高的资料，大量输入，大胆输出。用英文教自己英文，听原版故事，读原版书籍，看原版电影，遇到机会不要犹豫，勇敢发挥。

马特·普瑞查德是一名资深编辑，也是《中国日报》头版专栏成员。他在中国定居4年多了。在来中国之前，他在美国和拉丁美洲从事了30余年的记者和编辑工作。他酷爱阅读，觉得书远比电影和智能手机有意思。来看看他怎么说。

One of the many good things I have experienced since I moved to1 China has been an increased interest in reading. With my favorite television programs harder to reach， I turned to the electronic pages of an e-reader2.

Since I was eager3 to learn all about my new environment， I looked to Chinese and foreign authors. I had read a book by the early revolutionary leader Sun Yat-sen（孙中山）when I was about 12， long before I ever imagined living in China.

One of my early favorites when I arrived in China was an American writer and journalist4， Peter Hessler， who took the name of He Wei（何伟）in China. His book， River Town， about his introduction to China in 1996 as an English teacher in Chongqing — is an excellent book for newcomers. His descriptions of day-to-day life are insightful5， and he captures（捕捉） an interesting point in time as China opened its international borders.

Beijing has some very nice movie theaters， and I enjoy videos on DVD and Youku.com. But movies cant compare with pictures that master writers have engraved（铭记） upon your mind. You can go as fast as you want or slow down and enjoy a scene6.

I have heard that reading has been declining7 as electronic devices8， such as smart phones and video games， have become available9 everywhere. But my hope is that young people dont lose the pleasure of reading.

我搬到中国后，感受到的众多好处之一便是我对阅读的兴趣大增。由于自己喜欢的电视节目需要大费周章才能收看，我便转向阅读电子书。

我渴望了解生活的新环境，由此开始阅读中、外作家的作品。早在12岁时，我就读过革命先驱孙中山的传记，但那时我从没想过会在这里生活。

彼得·赫斯勒是我到中国后最先喜欢的一位作家，他在中国叫何伟。赫斯勒来自美国，也是一名记者。他的《江城》对初来乍到的外国人来说，是一本极好的入门书。这本书是关于1996年他在重庆当英语老师时对中国的认识。他对日常生活的描述有深刻见解，在中国对外开放之际，及时捕捉到了一个有趣的视角。

北京有一些不錯的电影院，有时我也会用DVD或者在“优酷”观看视频。但与文学大师在你脑海中描绘的画面相比，电影通常是苍白无力的。阅读，你尽可匆匆掠过，也可放慢速度，细细品读某个场景。

我听说，随着智能手机、电子游戏等电子设备的盛行，人们的阅读时间一直在减少。但我希望年轻人不要失去阅读的乐趣。

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