雅思口语Part1：Reading读书话题

Do you like reading books? Why or why not?

What (kinds of) books do you like to read?

Did you read much when you were a child?

What (kinds of) books did you like reading when you were a child?

Do (young) children like reading books?

For children, what do you think are the benefits of reading?

What do you think are the benefits of reading to children?

Yes, I’m really into reading because I believe that reading can be both entertaining and educational. Reading broadens my knowledge by opening up the whole world to me. While I’m reading, I can be visiting another country or a different time period, or travelling through space. I can find out how people solved problems or think up new ideas.

是的，我真的很喜欢阅读，因为我相信阅读既有趣又有教育意义。阅读拓宽了我的知识，为我打开了整个世界。当我阅读的时候，我可以访问另一个国家或不同的时间段，或在太空旅行。我可以发现人们如何解决问题或想出新的想法。

Oh, it’s a tough question, or it should be more of what books I don’t read. I have a really open mind towards books and what genre they are. Classic literature, novels, autobiography, historical story – whatever I love reading them all.

哦，这是一个很难回答的问题，或者我应该多读一些我不读的书。我对书籍以及它们是什么流派持开放态度。经典文学、小说、自传、历史故事——我都喜欢读。

Yes, I remember when I was a kid, I’d like to take some historical books from my father’s bookshelf, and read the historical stories, which were really entertaining and educational for me. As a result, I’m very familiar with our ancient Chinese history.

是的，我记得当我还是个孩子的时候，我想从我父亲的书架上拿一些历史书，读一些历史故事，对我来说真的很有趣和有教育意义。因此，我对中国古代历史非常熟悉。

It’s kind of hard to say but young children that I know tend to read fairy tales to cultivate their mental development, but maybe for others, they just want to watch TV and play with their toys.

这很难说，但我知道的小孩子倾向于读童话来培养他们的智力发展，但也许对其他人来说，他们只是想看电视和玩他们的玩具。

I believe if you want your children to be *art, they have to acquire a love for reading, which has numerous benefits. Reading opens the door to a child’s early academic success, imparts a love of learning and leads to higher grades in every subject. Besides, reading can help children improve linguistic skills in the form of a richer vocabulary, correct grammar, and more articulate oral communication. On top of that, books teach child about relationships, situations, personalities, and what is good and what is bad in the world he/she lives in.

我相信，如果你想让你的孩子聪明，他们必须学会热爱阅读，这有很多好处。阅读打开了孩子早期学业成功的大门，赋予了孩子对学习的热爱，并使他们在每门学科上都取得了更高的成绩。此外，阅读可以帮助孩子提高语言技能的形式更丰富的词汇，正确的语法，和更清晰的口头交流。最重要的是，书教会孩子关于人际关系、情境、个性，以及他/她生活的世界中什么是好的，什么是坏的。