雅思口說｜口說語料庫【Part 3：閱讀】

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1. bury our head in a good book 埋頭讀一本好書

For many of us, there’s nothing better than burying our head in a good book.

對於我們很多人來說，埋頭讀一本好書最好不過了。

2. a gripping crime story 扣人心弦的犯罪故事

3. a biography of someone’s amazing life 某人的驚奇生活傳記

4. switch off from the distractions of everyday life 脫離日常生活中使人分心的事情

Whether it’s a gripping crime story or a biography of someone’s amazing life, it’s good to read a book to switch off from the distractions of everyday life and help us relax.

不管它是扣人心弦的犯罪故事還是某人的驚奇生活傳記，讀一本書很不錯，可以脫離日常生活中使人分心的事情，幫助我們放鬆。

5. are actually being prescribed/prɪˈskraɪbd/as a remedy to sickness 正在被採用為疾病的療法

Maybe that’s why some of them are actually being prescribed as a remedy to sickness.

也許這就是為什麼一些書實際上正在被採用為疾病的療法。

6. It may seem obvious that  顯而易見的是

It may seem obvious that reading is good for us.

也許，顯而易見的是，閱讀對我們有益。

7. broaden the mind 開闊眼界

It can be educational, and, as some say, it can ‘broaden the mind’.

它可以是有教育意義的，正如一些人所說，它可以“開闊眼界”。

8. make us cry as we empathise with characters 讓我們在與角色產生共鳴時哭泣

（V-I If you empathise with someone, you understand their situation, problems, and feelings because you have been in a similar situation有同感; 起共鳴）

A good novel can make us happy or sad, or make us cry as we empathise with characters.

一本好小說可以讓我們高興或悲傷，或者讓我們在與角色產生共鳴時哭泣。

9. tackling topics from depression to dementia to chronic pain 解決從抑鬱症到癡呆到慢性疼痛的問題

The power of books was recognised a few years ago by the British charity Reading Agency, who published a list of books that doctors could offer to patients, tackling topics from depression to dementia to chronic pain.

幾年前英國慈善閱讀機構看出了書籍的力量， 這個機構公佈了醫生可以提供給病人的書籍目錄，解決從抑鬱症到癡呆到慢性疼痛的問題。

10. bibliotherapy 讀書療法

It called this ‘bibliotherapy’ and it’s become so successful that it’s about to be extended to children as well.

它將其稱為“讀書療法”，這個療法變得非常成功，以至於它也將拓展用於孩子。

11. written work thought to have artistic merit 作品被認為有藝術價值

Professor Philip Davis studies the effects of literature at Liverpool University and is author of a book called Reading for Life.He studies people in reading groups and found that it’s reading literature – written work thought to have artistic merit, that has the best effect.

教授菲爾·大衛斯在利物浦大學研究文學的影響，他是《終生閱讀》這本書的作者。他研究閱讀小組中的人們，發現閱讀文學作品——作品被認為有藝術價值，效果最好。

12. the brain begins to work from different parts 大腦開始從不同的部位運作

13. see the brain coming to life 看到大腦活躍起來

He told the BBC that when reading something for pleasure, “…the brain begins to work from different parts, from a different hemisphere and it gets excited, it gets pre-emotional – and you can see the brain coming to life.”

他告訴英國廣播公司，當讀書以自娛，“…大腦開始從不同的部位運作，從一個不同的大腦半球，然後它會變得興奮，達到情緒激動前的階段——你可以看到大腦活躍起來。”

14. ditch a good book and fiddle with our phones instead 丟棄一本好書，不斷摸弄手機

Of course, it’s easy in our smartphone generation to ditch a good book and fiddle with our phones instead.

當然，我們使用智慧手機的一代很容易就會丟棄一本好書，不斷玩弄手機。

15. open up a paperback 打開一本平裝書

16. a simple way to help boost or maintain our mental health 是幫助促進或保持心理健康的一種簡單方式

But opening up a paperback could be a simple way to help boost or maintain our mental health.

但是打開一本平裝書，是幫助促進或保持心理健康的一種簡單方式。

17. help you set targets and find focus 幫你設定目標，找到焦點

It’s thought they can help you set targets and find focus.

人們認為它們可以幫你設定目標，找到焦點。

18. see that awkward situation you’ve been anxious about for weeks  看到你好幾週都在為之焦慮的尷尬局面

19. from someone else’s perspective 從別人的視角

And they may allow you to see that awkward situation you’ve been anxious about for weeks from someone else’s perspective.

它們也許能夠讓你從別人的視角看到你好幾周都在為之焦慮的尷尬局面。

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