外刊阅读精选：中国人，读什么？
<p> 本篇阅读材料中国人，读什么?选自《经济学人》。如果大家觉得比较简单，就当作泛读材料了解了解，认识几个新单词或新表达方式也不错。如果大家觉得这些材料理解上有难度，不妨当做挑战自己的拔高训练，希望大家都有进步^^</p><p> <span word="DIGITAL">DIGITAL</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="changing">changing</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="publishing">publishing</span> <span word="models">models</span> <span word="everywhere">everywhere</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="electronic">electronic</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cause">cause</span>. <span word="Chinas">Chinas</span> <span word="revolution">revolution</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="different">different</span>.</p><p> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="cant">cant</span> <span word="identify">identify</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="literary">literary</span> <span word="trend">trend</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="originate">originate</span> <span word="online">online</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Jo">Jo</span> <span word="Lusby">Lusby</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Penguin">Penguin</span> <span word="China">China</span>. <span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="e">e</span>-<span word="readers">readers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="scarce">scarce</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="internet">internet</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="greatly">greatly</span> <span word="affected">affected</span> <span word="reading">reading</span> <span word="habits">habits</span>. <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="increasingly">increasingly</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="phones">phones</span>, <span word="tablets">tablets</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="laptops">laptops</span>. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="under">under</span> 30, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="devices">devices</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="avid">avid</span> <span word="readers">readers</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Eric">Eric</span> <span word="Abrahamsen">Abrahamsen</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="publishing">publishing</span> <span word="consultant">consultant</span>.</p><p> <span word="originate">originate</span> <span word="v">v</span>. 发源;起源</p><p> <span word="scarce">scarce</span> <span word="adj">adj</span>. 缺乏的，不足的;稀有的 <span word="adv">adv</span>. 仅仅;几乎不</p><p> <span word="avid">avid</span> <span word="adj">adj</span>. 渴望的;热心的</p><p> <span word="consultant">consultant</span> <span word="n">n</span>. 顾问;咨询者</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="outpouring">outpouring</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mass">mass</span>-<span word="market">market</span> <span word="fiction">fiction</span>, <span word="written">written</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="websites">websites</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="print">print</span>. <span word="Five">Five</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="internet">internet</span> <span word="publishers">publishers</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="typically">typically</span> <span word="informal">informal</span>, <span word="back">back</span>-<span word="room">room</span> <span word="outfits">outfits</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="Shanda">Shanda</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="gaming">gaming</span> <span word="company">company</span>, <span word="seized">seized</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="commercial">commercial</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="owns">owns</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="literary">literary</span> <span word="sites">sites</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="sells">sells</span> <span word="subscriptions">subscriptions</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chapter">chapter</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="book">book</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="month">month</span>. <span word="Online">Online</span> <span word="novels">novels</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="yuan">yuan</span> <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="with">with</span> 30 <span word="yuan">yuan</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="printed">printed</span> <span word="volume">volume</span>.</p>
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