When we talk about science fiction (科幻小说), many people will mention Isaac Asimov, one of the "Big Three" sci-fi writers (along with Robert A. Heinlein and Arthur C. Clarke).
When Asimov was three years old, he moved to New York City with his family. Though it was more difficult than they had expected, his father managed to buy a candy store. It turned out to be a big influence on Asimov's future.
As Asimov worked long hours in the store, he noticed that the sci-fi magazines kept drawing customers in. His father, however, thought that sci-fi magazines were useless. He told his son not to waste time reading about things that "do not exist and never will."
Asimov continued to read those magazines—secretly. While they opened the door to a whole new world for the boy, his father gave him a library card. The boy became a regular visitor to the library nearby. As Asimov himself once wrote, " And I made the most of it. For a poor boy whose family could not afford to buy books, the library was like a door to wonder."
Asimov sold his first sci-fi story when he was still in high school. As his writing kept improving, Asimov's stories became more and more popular. By the time he was thirty-six, He created the word "robotics" and invented the famous "Three Laws of Robotics". It's hard to believe that these great achievements all started from a love of "useless" magazines in a candy store.
A．Asimov was born in 1920 in Russia. B．Asimov became interested in them very soon. C．This didn't kill Asimov's love of science fiction. D．His father bought a lot of sci-fi magazines for Asimov. E．Asimov was considered to be a master of science fiction. F．I can never be thankful enough that I chose to walk into the library. |
Do you like science fictions? What do you learn from the story? (请用不超过10词回答第二个问题)
