My Experience of Reading English.docx

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MyExperienceofReadingEnglish

MyExperienceofReadingEnglish

Franklyspeaking,IhaveneverfoundthefunctionandthevalueofreadingEnglishuntilIaccomplishedreadingthewholeFastReadingbook.Thisbookisfullofmanyfantasticstoriesandalotoffreshconceptionsandperspectiveswhichattractedmyeyes.IjustfeltIwastravelinginabeautifulplace.IenjoyedreadingEnglishjustlikeappreciatingawonderfulpainting.IhavereallyfoundthecharmofreadingEnglish.

Section1:

readingskills

Ihavelearnedmanyusefulskillsofreading.Ingeneral,weneedtoidentifytheopinionsandtheattitudeoftheauthorintheprocessofreadingEnglishbecausetheydon’tillustratetheirviewsdirectly.Butwecanalsodiscoverwriter’sattitudeonsomethingthroughthepassionatecolorofthekeywordsinthepassages.Somewordsarepositive,suchasoptimisticandgenuine.Somewordsarenegative,suchaspessimisticangryandcontradictory.Othersareneutral,suchasindifferent,subjectiveandsympathetic.Sometimesthewriterintroducesoneopinionatfirst.Whilehecomesupwithanoppositeopinion,sowemustputtheearlierparagraphsandthelatterparagraphstogetherinordertoconcludehisauthenticopinion.Andwemustpayattentiontothatnotallthestatementinthepassagesrepresentthewriter’sopinion.Forexample,ProfessorBaker’spublisherhasstatedthatthisnewbookwillsoontaketheplaceofall;theoldstandardworksinthisfield;inview,however,ofboththestyleandcontentofProfessorBaker’sbook,Ifindthisclaimmostdifficulttoaccept.Althoughthewriterquotedthepublisher’scompliments,hesaidhecouldnotaccepttheclaim.Weknowthatthewriteriscriticalaboutthebook.

Manytimes,it’sdifficultforustodistinguishthefactsfromtheopinions.Generallyspeaking,theopinionincludesaperson’sbeliefemotionandhisjudgmentsforsomething.Therefore,aperson'spointofviewcan'tconvinceeveryoneandbecomeatruth.

Forexample,maybeyouholdanopinionthatWangFungisthegreatestrocksingerinChina,butthere’snowayforyoutotransformyouropinionintoafact.Becauseotherpeoplehavetheirownfavoritesingerevensomepeopledon’tknowWangFungatall.TheonlyfactwhichcanbeconfirmedisthatWangFungisasinger.

Thefactistruetheorywhichcanbeinspectedbylookingordoingexperiment.Itcan’tbeinfluencedbyourpersonalfeelingsandprejudices.

Nevertheless,sometimesthefactisunreliable,becauseitmaychangeastheperiodchanges.Forexample,peoplethoughtit’safactthattheearthisplainatatimeinthepast.Butthemodernsciencehasdenieditforalongtime.

SoonlywhenIidentifytheopinionandthefactcorrectlycanthepassage’scentralpointbeunderstoodbyme.

Weshouldunderstandthemainpointofthepassagefirstlywhenwereadit.Mostofthepassagesexpressitsmainpointsbyitstopicsentence.Wecantakechargeofthegeneralmeaningofthepassageintheshortesttime.Especiallywecanfindtheanswersofthequestionsquicklywhenwedoreadingunderstanding.

Thefirstcaseisthattopicsentenceisputattheheadoftheparagraph.Forexample,

Forlargenumbersofpeople,theabsenceofworkisharmfultotheirhealth.Retirementoftenbringsmanyproblemssurroundingthe“WhatdoIdowithmyself”question,eventhoughtheremaybenofinancialcares.Largenumbersofpeopleregularlygetheadachesandotherillnessesonweekendswhentheydon’thavetheirjobstogoto.

Thesecondcaseisthattopicsentenceisputatthetailoftheparagraph.Forexample,

Infact,Ithinkofgoodmannersasasortofhiddenbeautysecret,haven’tyounoticedthekindest,mostgenerouspeopleseemtokeepgettingprettier?

It’sfunnyhowthathappens.Butitdoes.Takethelong-lostartofsaying“Thankyou”likewearingalittlemakeupormakingsureyourhairisneat.Gettingintothehabitofsaying“Thankyou”canmakeyoufeelbetteraboutyourself.Goodmannersaddtoyourimagewhileanangryfacemakesthebestdressedpersonlookugly.

Thethirdcaseisthattopicsentenceisputatthemiddleoftheparagraph.Forexample,

Accordingtopsychologists,manypeoplearecompulsivespenders;theyfeelthattheymustspendmoney.Thiscompulsion,likemostothers,isirrational-impossibletoexplainreasonably.Forcompulsivespenderswhobuyoncredit,chargeaccountsareevenmoreexcitingthanmoney.

section2:

Americainmyeyes

There’sseveralculturalinnovationinEnglishpassageaswhileasquantitiesofadvancedtechnicalmassage.Wecanfindtwotypesofcultureintherealisticworld.Oneisclassiccultureandanotherispopularculture.Atthesametime,EnglishpassageswhichIhavereadalmostcomeEnglishandAmerica.ComparedtoownChineseculture,classicalBritishcultureisfullofcriticalspiritandAmericanpopularcultureissocreativeimaginativeandinteresting.Meanwhile,asthemostdevelopedcountryintheworld,AmericanwritetheirlatesttheoryandtheirtopsearchresultsinEnglish.Soifwewanttoknowthefrontscienceandtechnologyoftheworld,wemustreadEnglishpassages.

EverytimeItalkedAmericanculturewithmyroommates,IwillthinkofmanyfamousAmericanfactors,suchasHollywood,Disneyland,spiderman,batman,theNBA,KFCandsoon.WewillfindthestrongestAmericanculturerulesthewholeglobeatthepresenttime.It’samiraclethatAmericanaresoproductivethattheycancreatesomanyattractivethingsintheirshort200yearshistory.

BothChinesedreamandAmericandreamareabstractconcepts.OnlywhenIreadsomeEnglishpassagescanIrealizeAmericanspiritandbelief.Americanlikestodotheglobalpolice.Theybuildupmanymilitarybasesaroundtheworld.Theyalwayswanttoarrangetheorderoftheworldaccordingtotheirownvalues.Theywillbecontentwithbeingtheleaderofworldwhiletheyneverthreatenothercountry’existence.Inthelatestspeech,PresidentBarackObamaclaimedthatAmericawouldleadtheworldcontinuallyforatleast100yearswithhisconfidenceandability.

ItseemsthatAmericanconcernalltheeventsoftheworldbothinmanymajorinternationalaffairsandthepeople'slivelihoodissues,humanrightsissues.Foraninstance,AmericanpayspecialattentiontoChinesedesertification.AreportbyaUSembassyofficialafteravisittoXilingolPrefecturenotesthatathirdoftheterrainnowappearstobedesert.TheyalsocompareditwiththeUSDustBowlofthe1930swhichforcedabout2.5millionrefugeestoleavetheirhomelandtoCalifornia.Americanmigrationwasmeasuredwith1.3millionwhilemayeventuallymeasureinthetensofmillions.What’sworse,China’s21stcenturyrefugeeshavenoCaliforniatoescapeto.

Inasense,Ifindathree-dimensionalAmericabyreadingtheEnglishpassages.Heisatroublemakerandheisalsopeace-loving.Helikesfanningtheflamesandhealsolikesplayingtheroleoffirefighter.

Section3:

beingathoughtfulman

MaybeIcan’tunderstandtherealmeaningoftheEnglishpassages.ButIcan’tdenythattheyareinteresting.

Englishvocabularyissoadequatethatwecanusemanydifferentwordsorphrasestoexpressasamemeaning.Forexample,when“think”ismatchedwith“as”,itcanbereplacedby“label”,“interpret”,“believe”,“consider”andsoon.Englishsentencesarealsoflexible.SometimeswewanttodescribetherelationbetweenAandB.ThesubjectcanbeeitherAorB.Forexample,“Thattripstartedanumberofprocessesthathelpedmetotransformmyself.”canalsobesaid“Anumberofprocesseshelpedmetotransformmyselfinthattrip.”Whenwewanttoexpressthatthecostoflivingissteadilyrising,wecansayitinanotherversion.Maybesaying“Foodprices,clothingcosts,housingexpenses,andtuitionfeesareconstantlygettingandhigher.”willbemoreappropriatewhencircumstancechanges.

Englishpassageswillbeofgreatbenefittosharpenmythoughts.WhenIreadTheMiseryofShyness,Iwasshockedbyitslastparagraph,whichcontainsthissentence,“Thebetterweunderstandourselves,theeasieritbecomestoliveuptoourfullpotential.”Ifindthatshynesscanbecompletelyeliminatedanditisimportantformetoacceptmyweaknessesaswellasmystrengths.Everyoneusuallyfocushiseyelightonhimselfwheneverhelooksatapicture.Soneverbeexcessivelyconcernedwithothers’vision.Onlyinthiswaycanshynessgetawayfromme.

Englishpassagesalsorevealsomesocialproblems.Itisacompellingsituationwithwhichfamiliesmustcopewhenlatchkeychildrenbecomeamoreandmoreenormousgroupasmothershavebeenleavingthetraditionalroleoffull-timehomemaker.Makingsuchasignificantrolechangeaffectstheentirefamilyandbringsoutmanyconsequences.Oneofthemostsignificantimpactsisthatlatchkeychildrenwillfeelhurtandresentfulwithoutmother’scompany.Infact,itismoreimportantthatthechildrenbesecureintheknowledgethattheyarelovedthoughmother’sworkwillenablethefamilytosaveforcollegetuition,takeanextendedvacation,buyanewcarandsoon.Itisunwisethatexchangingthehigherincomewithchildren’shappiness.Fellinglovedprovidesinvaluableemotionalstrengthtocopesuccessfullywithalmostanydifficultythatarisesinlife.

Anotherimportantthingformeiscareerplanning.Everycollegestudentcan’tavoidapplyingforajobaftergraduation.ItwillbemuchbetterifImakeathoroughcareerplanningearlier.Careerplanningdoesnotguaranteethatalltheproblems,difficulties,ordecision-makingsituationsthatfacemeinthefuturewillbesolvedormadeanyeasier.Iknowthatallcareerdecisionsrequiremetolearnbothaboutmyselfandaboutwork.Reviewmyplansand