英国大人们为孩子阅读习惯头疼
<p><span word="Pavan">Pavan</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="favourite">favourite</span> <span word="activity">activity</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="outdoors">outdoors</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="favourite">favourite</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="indoors">indoors</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="practising">practising</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="skills">skills</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sofa">sofa</span>. <span word="Reading">Reading</span> – <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pursuit">pursuit</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Francis">Francis</span> <span word="Bacon">Bacon</span> <span word="claimed">claimed</span> “<span word="maketh">maketh</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="man">man</span>” – <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eight">eight</span>-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="list">list</span>, <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="school">school</span>, <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="discos">discos</span>, <span word="buying">buying</span> <span word="stuff">stuff</span>, <span word="chatting">chatting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="watching">watching</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="Xbox">Xbox</span> <span word="games">games</span> <span word="console">console</span>.</p><p>8岁小男孩潘万(<span word="Pavan">Pavan</span>)最喜欢的活动是在户外踢足球，其次是在屋里踢足球，位居第三的，是在沙发上操练球技。培根(<span word="Francis">Francis</span> <span word="Bacon">Bacon</span>)所谓“读书使人充实”的阅读，在潘万的活动计划名单中非常靠后，远在上学、跳迪斯科、购物、聊天、看电视以及玩<span word="Xbox">Xbox</span>游戏机之后。</p><p><span word="Would">Would</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="pick">pick</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="pleasure">pleasure</span>? “<span word="No">No</span>,” <span word="Pavan">Pavan</span> <span word="shoots">shoots</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="jovially">jovially</span>. “<span word="If">If</span> <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="bored">bored</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="mum">mum</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="phone">phone</span>.” <span word="By">By</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="point">point</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="relieved">relieved</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Michael">Michael</span> <span word="Gove">Gove</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="conversation">conversation</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="homework">homework</span> <span word="club">club</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Harlesden">Harlesden</span> <span word="Library">Library</span>, <span word="north">north</span> <span word="London">London</span>.</p><p>他会出于喜欢而读书吗？“不会，”潘万兴奋地摇摇头说。“自己若是心烦了，就会纠缠妈妈玩她的手机。”说到这里，我感觉如释重负，因为英国教育大臣迈克尔•戈夫(<span word="Michael">Michael</span> <span word="Gove">Gove</span>)不会成为我们在伦敦北部哈里斯登图书馆(<span word="Harlesden">Harlesden</span> <span word="Library">Library</span>)举办的家庭作业俱乐部的谈话内容了。</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="secretary">secretary</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="feared">feared</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="are">are</span> “<span word="just">just</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="reading">reading</span> <span word="enough">enough</span>”. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="concern">concern</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="publishers">publishers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="literacy">literacy</span> <span word="charities">charities</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="worry">worry</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="distractions">distractions</span> – <span word="computer">computer</span> <span word="games">games</span>, <span word="online">online</span> <span word="videos">videos</span>, <span word="social">social</span> <span word="networking">networking</span> – <span word="are">are</span> <span word="pushing">pushing</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shelf">shelf</span>. <span word="More">More</span> <span word="than">than</span> 60 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="cent">cent</span> <span word="of">of</span> 18-<span word="to">to</span>-30-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="olds">olds</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="prefer">prefer</span> <span word="watching">watching</span> <span word="television">television</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="DVDs">DVDs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reading">reading</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="survey">survey</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="charity">charity</span> <span word="Booktrust">Booktrust</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="proportion">proportion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="internet">internet</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="computers">computers</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="replace">replace</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> 20 <span word="years">years</span>.</p>
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