What do you like to do in your free time? Reading is getting more popular among young Chinese. A new survey says that 85% of young people in China read at least 1 book last year. The number of young people who are reading has been rising in recent years, especially for teenagers, who read an average(平均) of 11.5 books.
The results show that teenagers spend much more time reading from school textbooks to some other reading materials, such as novels, e- books, magazines and so on. But younger children(ages2-8) are mainly reading for fun. Teenagers spend less time on pleasure reading.
The results point out that many parents control(控制) the time of e- reading because they worry about their children to spend much time on screens(屏幕). However, most Chinese parents are helping their children to have a reading habit. They are making good examples for their children. More than 70% of Chinese parents spend at least 20 minutes a day reading to their children aged 0-8 years old and visit bookstores with them an average of three times a year. The results show that kids and teens who do a lot of reading have more books than those who don't like reading. Their parents read more often and would like to spend time reading with them.
____ When was the last time you read a book? Everything you read fills your head with new bits of information, and you never know when it might be useful. The more knowledge (知识) you have, the better equipped you are to deal with any challenge you'll face. Remember that you might lose something else, but knowledge can never be taken away from you. Please read books as often as you can.
