how to read a book(如何阅读一本书)英文介绍

Name:StudNo:——AguidetoreadinggreatbooksCONTENTS2.Thoughtslearnedfromthebooka.Whydowereadbooks?b.Fourlevelsofreading3.Reviewofthebook1.Introductiontothebooka.thepublicationb.theauthorc.themaincontentsofthebookIntroductiontothebooka.ThepublicationHowtoReadaBookwasfirstpublishedin1940whichimmediatelybecameabestsellerinAmerica.Thenitwascompletelyrewrittenandupdatedin1972.Ithasbecomethemostsuccessfulguidetoreadingcomprehensionforgeneralreader.Introductiontothebookb.TheauthorMortimerJ.Adler:(1902–2001)wasanAmericanphilosopher,educator,andpopularauthor.HewasfamousasaleadingeditorofEncyclopaediaBritannica(大英百科全书)in1974.HefoundtheGreatBooksoftheWesternWorldprogramandstrovetobringgreatbookstoordinarypeople.Greatbooksarealsohardbooks.Maybethat’swhyhewrotesuchaguidebooktohelpusimproveourreadingskill.Introductiontothebookc.MaincontentsofthebookImportancetobeanactivereaderFourlevelsofreadingandhowtoachievethemReadingtechniquesfordifferentkindsofbook(phylosophy,poetry,scienceandmathematic…)ArecommendedreadinglistandreadingteststomeasureyourprogressThoughtslearnedfromthebookreadforentertainmentThreegoalsofreading:readforinformationreadforunderstandinga.Whydoweread?Thoughtslearnedfromthebooka.Whydowereadbooks?●Thedistinctionbetweenreadingforinformationandreadingforunderstanding:Forexample:Supposedthatapersonknowssomeoffactsofhistoryandunderstandstheminacertainlevel.Ifabookistotallyintelligibletohim,hewilljustknowmoresuchfactsandunderstandtheminthesamelevel.Butifheisreadingahistorythatseeksnotonlytogivehimsomemorefactsbutalsotothrowanewandperhapsmorerevealinglightonallthefactsheknows.Thenhewillunderstandthefactsatahigherlevelthanbefore.Thoughtslearnedfromthebooka.Whydowereadbooks?●Moderncommunicationmedia&books:Theauthoralsoemphasizedthatmodernmediahaveoccupiedmuchtimeweoncespentreadingbooks.Perhapsweknowmoreabouttheworldthanweusedto.Butitmaybeseriouslyquestionedthatwhethermodernmediahasmuchenhancedourunderstandingoftheworld.Sometimethenewmediaareevendesignedtomakethinkingseemunnecessary.Thoughtslearnedfromthebookb.FourlevelsofreadingElementaryReadingInspectionalReading(检视阅读)AnalyticalReadingComparativeReadingThelevelsarecumulative.Thoughtslearnedfromthebookb.FourlevelsforeadingI.Elementaryreading―Whatdoesthesentencesay?Readerswhohaveattained9thgradeliteracycouldbeconsideredtohavemasteredthefirstlevel.Wewillcontinuedtoexperiencetheproblemsofthislevel.Forexample,whenwereadabookwritteninaforeignlanguagethatwedon’tknowverywell,wehavetorecognizethewordsfirstbeforetryingtounderstandthem.Thoughtslearnedfromthebookb.FourlevelsofreadingⅡ.Inspectionalreading―Whatisthebookabout?Itsaimistogetthemostoutofabookwithinarelativelyshorttime.Youwillknowwhatkindofthebookis,whatauthor’smainpointisandwhetheryouwanttoreadinfurtherdetails.Manypeopleneglecttheimportanceoflookingatthetitlepageandstudyingtheprefaceandthetableofcontents.Infactthesestepsareveryessentialforreading.Itwillsaveyoumuchtime.Thoughtslearnedfromthebookb.FourlevelsofreadingⅢ.Analyticalreading―themostimportantpartinthebookFrancisBacononcesaidthat“somebooksaretobetasted,otherstobeswallowed,andsomefewtobechewedanddigested”.Readingabookanalyticallyischewinganddigestingit.Itismorecomplexandsystematicactivitythanthefirsttwolevels.Itisthebestandmostcompletereading.Ifyourgoalinreadingisinformationorentertainment,analyticalreadingisunnecessary.Thoughtslearnedfromthebookb.FourlevelsofreadingⅣ.Comparativereading―mostsystematictypeofreadingThereaderwillreadmanybooksonsomecertainsubjectandcomparewiththetexts,thenconstructananalysisofthesubject.Thecomparativereadingisveryimportantespeciallyforusgraduateandresearchstudents.ReviewofthebookItisapracticalandusefulbook.Wewillincreaseourreadingskillandlearntobeanactivereader.Itisalsoachallengingandboringbook.Itissaidthat70%ofthereadersdidn’tfinishreadingand90%ofthereaderdidn’tactinthewayproposedinthebook.ConclusionGreatbooksThepyramidofbooksHowtoreadabookwillbeworthytobereadifyouwanttochallengeyourselftoreadagreatbookaboveyou.Readinggreatbookscanmakeusmoreknowledgeableandkeepsourmindsaliveandgrowing.