2016年考研：必看的英语经典小作文(一)

Directions:

Write an email to the editor of your local newspaper, stating your point of view on reading extensively.

预测范文

Dear Editors,

I have been reading your newspaper for many years with great enthusiasm and interest. Now I would like to render my own idea on reading extensively.

Nowadays few of us read extensively after we leave school. This tendency is rather disturbing, for one should know that reading extensively are no less necessary to one’s mental life than fresh air to one’s physical life. From reading extensively, we can derive companionship, experience and instruction. First and foremost, a good book is our faithful friend. It can increase our contentment when we are cheerful and happy, and lessen our pain when we are sad or lonely. Furthermore, reading extensively can also offer us a wide range of experiences.

Though with the advent of TV and Internet, books are no longer read as extensively as they once were, nothing can replace the role that reading extensively plays in our lives.

Yours sincerely,

Li Ming

参考译文

尊敬的编辑：

多年来我一直怀着极大的热情和兴趣阅读贵报。现在我想关于读书问题提出我自己的看法。

当今我们中很少有人离开学校后再坐下来读书。这种倾向令人担忧，因为我们知道，书籍对人的精神犹如空气对人的身体同样是十分必需的。从读书中我们可以得到伴侣，得到经历，受到教益。首先，一本好书就是我们一个忠实的朋友。当我们高兴和幸福时，书能增添我们的快乐;当我们伤心和孤独时，书能减轻我们的痛苦。其次，书还能向我们提供各种经历。

虽然随着电视、手机和网络的出现，读书的人没有以前多了，但没有什么东西可以取代书籍在我们生活中的作用。