A. equal B. demanding C. benefits D. employ E. reach F. increase G. access H. convey I. conditions J. superior K. approached |
There is distinction between reading for information and reading for understanding. Thus we can
The first sense is the one in which we read newspapers, magazines, or anything else. We can get
The second sense is the one in which we read something that at first we do not completely understand. Here the thing to be read is at the first sight better or higher than the reader. The writer is communicating something that can
What are the
Besides gaining information and understanding, there’s another goal of reading -- entertainment. It is the least
A. reminder B. partner C. non-fiction D. setting E. survival F. acknowledges G. tastes H. symbolic I. value J. meaning K. grasps |
What makes the perfect winter read?
As the weather turns and the sky darkens, autumn and winter can often feel like the perfect time for curling up with a good book.
But I wonder if it’s just me who finds that my reading
I always
I also need a certain degree of comfortness in a winter read — something that will keep me warm when the weather won’t! Give me gothic (哥特式的) building in the snow, with heroines whose passions burn brightly. Or let me escape completely, into some fantasy
Katherine May’s beautiful, poetic deep thought on the season, Wintering, does precisely this. Seemingly, it’s
That’s why books that help me see the beauty of the season will always be high on my list of winter reads.