The Pleasure of Reading Fiction
These days there are many forms of entertainment for us to choose from. Watching movies and reading fiction are two of the most popular free time activities. I enjoy both of them， but given the choice， I usually prefer to read fiction than watch a movie for the following reasons. First of all， I can read a novel or short story at any time. I do not have to be at a theater or in front of a TV set at a certain time. I can even read when I have only a few spare minutes， for example， while on a bus. I do not have to read the book from start to finish in one sitting. Second， I can read anywhere because books are portable. If the weather is fine， I can take my book outdoors， and when it is raining I can go to a coffee shop. Most importantly， I can take a more active part when reading a book than when watching a movie. The descriptions in the book require me to use my imagination to visualize the scene and the characters. When reading a book， I create my own interpretation of it， but when watching a movie I can only see the moviemaker's version of the events. In conclusion， I prefer reading books to watching movies in my free time because reading gives me greater freedom and inspires my imagination more. Both activities allow me to experience a different world， but reading lets me make that world my own.
參考譯文：
閱讀小說的樂趣
現(xiàn)在有很多娛樂形式可供我們選擇?？措娪昂妥x小說是兩種歡迎的休閑活動(dòng)，我兩種都很喜歡。但如果要從中選擇，我通常寧愿讀小說而不是看電影。理由如下。
首先，我可以在任何時(shí)間讀長(zhǎng)篇或短篇小說，我不需要在特定的時(shí)間待在電*里或坐在電視機(jī)前。我甚至還可以在只有幾分鐘的空閑時(shí)間里讀小說，例如在公車上。我不需要從頭到尾一口氣讀完整本書。第二，因?yàn)闀緮y帶方便，所以我隨處都可以讀。如果天氣晴朗，我可以帶書到戶外，而下雨時(shí)我可以去咖啡廳。最重要的是，跟看電影比起來，閱讀書籍時(shí)我能夠扮演更主動(dòng)的角色。對(duì)于書中的描述，我必須運(yùn)用想象力，想象場(chǎng)景和人物。閱讀書籍時(shí)，我可以創(chuàng)造我自己的詮釋方法。但是看電影時(shí)，我只能看到電影制作人對(duì)于事情的看法。
總之，有空的時(shí)候，我寧愿看書而不看電影。因?yàn)榭磿芙o我較大的自由，更能激發(fā)我的想象力。兩種活動(dòng)都能讓我體驗(yàn)不同的世界，但是閱讀讓我可以創(chuàng)造一個(gè)屬于自己的世界。
These days there are many forms of entertainment for us to choose from. Watching movies and reading fiction are two of the most popular free time activities. I enjoy both of them， but given the choice， I usually prefer to read fiction than watch a movie for the following reasons. First of all， I can read a novel or short story at any time. I do not have to be at a theater or in front of a TV set at a certain time. I can even read when I have only a few spare minutes， for example， while on a bus. I do not have to read the book from start to finish in one sitting. Second， I can read anywhere because books are portable. If the weather is fine， I can take my book outdoors， and when it is raining I can go to a coffee shop. Most importantly， I can take a more active part when reading a book than when watching a movie. The descriptions in the book require me to use my imagination to visualize the scene and the characters. When reading a book， I create my own interpretation of it， but when watching a movie I can only see the moviemaker's version of the events. In conclusion， I prefer reading books to watching movies in my free time because reading gives me greater freedom and inspires my imagination more. Both activities allow me to experience a different world， but reading lets me make that world my own.
參考譯文：
閱讀小說的樂趣
現(xiàn)在有很多娛樂形式可供我們選擇?？措娪昂妥x小說是兩種歡迎的休閑活動(dòng)，我兩種都很喜歡。但如果要從中選擇，我通常寧愿讀小說而不是看電影。理由如下。
首先，我可以在任何時(shí)間讀長(zhǎng)篇或短篇小說，我不需要在特定的時(shí)間待在電*里或坐在電視機(jī)前。我甚至還可以在只有幾分鐘的空閑時(shí)間里讀小說，例如在公車上。我不需要從頭到尾一口氣讀完整本書。第二，因?yàn)闀緮y帶方便，所以我隨處都可以讀。如果天氣晴朗，我可以帶書到戶外，而下雨時(shí)我可以去咖啡廳。最重要的是，跟看電影比起來，閱讀書籍時(shí)我能夠扮演更主動(dòng)的角色。對(duì)于書中的描述，我必須運(yùn)用想象力，想象場(chǎng)景和人物。閱讀書籍時(shí)，我可以創(chuàng)造我自己的詮釋方法。但是看電影時(shí)，我只能看到電影制作人對(duì)于事情的看法。
總之，有空的時(shí)候，我寧愿看書而不看電影。因?yàn)榭磿芙o我較大的自由，更能激發(fā)我的想象力。兩種活動(dòng)都能讓我體驗(yàn)不同的世界，但是閱讀讓我可以創(chuàng)造一個(gè)屬于自己的世界。