Teen Readers【青少年读者】

Teen Readers

Teens and younger children are reading a lot less for fun, according to a Common Sense

Media report published Monday.

据常识媒体周一发布的报告，为了趣味而阅读青少年少了很多。

While the decline over the past decade is steep for teen readers, some data in the report

shows that reading remains a big part of many children's lives.

尽管过去十年青少年的阅读量下降幅度很大，但报告中的一些数据显示，阅读仍是许多孩子生活的重要组成部分，

and indicates how parents might help encourage more reading.

并提及了家长该如何鼓励孩子更多阅读。

According to the report's key findings,

根据该报告主要发现，

"the proportion who say they 'hardly ever' read for fun has gone from 8 percent of 13-year-olds and

9 percent of 17-year-olds in 1984 to 22 percent and 27 percent respectively today."

“在1984年，13岁和17岁的青少年中，分别有8%和9%的人说他们几乎从来都没有为了娱乐而阅读过，

如今这一比例分别上升到了22%和27%。”

The report data shows that pleasure reading levels for younger children, ages 2-8, remain largely the same.

报告数据显示，2到8岁年龄段的孩子的快乐阅读水平基本保持不变。

But the amount of time spent in reading each session has declined. from closer to an hour or more to

closer to a half hour per session.

但是每一年龄段阅读所花费的时间减少了，他们的阅读时间接近一个小时或更接近半个小时。

When it comes to technology and reading, the report does little to counsel parents looking

for data about the effect of e-readers and tablets on reading.

当涉及到技术和阅读时，关于电子阅读和平板电脑阅读的影响，这份报告几乎没有给家长提供任何数据。

It does point out that many parents still limit electronic reading, mainly due to concerns about increased screen time.

报告确实指出了许多家长仍然限制电子阅读，主要是由于担心孩子盯着屏幕的时间增加。

The most hopeful data shared in the report shows clear evidece of parents serving as

examples and important guides for their kids when it comes to reading.

该报告最有用处的数据清楚地证明了，在阅读方面，父母是孩子的榜样和重要的指导者。

Data shows that kids and teens who do read frequently, compared to infrequent readers,

have more books in the home, more books purchased for them,

数据显示，与那些不经常阅读的青少年相比，经常阅读的青少年家里有更多的书，父母会给他们购买更多的书，

parents who read more often, and parents who set aside time for them to read.

他们的父母也经常读书，并留出时间让孩子读书。

As the end of school approaches, and school vacation reading lists loom ahead,

现在学校临近尾声，学校假期阅读清单也已列好，

parents might take this chance to step in and make their own summer reading

llist and plan a family trip to the library or bookstore.

家长可以借此机会加入进来，指定自己的夏季阅读清单，并计划全家一起去一次图书馆或书店。

2018年II卷C

文中单词

单词	释义	单词	单词
published	adj.发布的;v.出版	decline	n.下降；衰退
remains	n.遗迹；v.留下	indicates	v.标示；指示
proportion	n.比例；部分；v.分配	hardly	adv.几乎不，简直不
respectively	adv.分别地；各自地	pleasure	n.愉快；快乐
step in	干涉；涉足	counsel	n.忠告；律师
e-readers	电子阅读器	point out	指出；点名；指明
limit	n.界限；范围；v.限定	electronic reading	电子阅读
concerns	n.关切	screen	n.屏幕；v.放映
serve as	充当；担任	frequently	adv.经常地；频繁
compared to	与···相比	infrequent	adj.不常见的
set aside	特意留出	loom ahead	逼近