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Reading
is very important. World Book Day falls on April 23 every year. It encourages
people, especially teenagers, to discover the pleasure of reading. It is also
the day to honor (尊敬)
great writers.
Many
countries celebrate (庆祝)
World Book Day. On that day, millions of school children can buy books at a
much lower price than usual in any bookstore in England. It has been done every
year since 1998. World Book Day is also celebrated in China. Wen Jiabao,
Premier of China, is an avid reader. He does lots of reading every day though
he is very busy. On World Book Day 2009, he called on (号召)
people to do more reading. Wen suggested that young people should spend more
time reading. "Books can not change the world, but people can change the
world by changing themselves through reading," he said.
Reading
helps us become more knowledgeable and smarter. Reading helps us to follow the
latest developments of science and technology (技术). Reading gives us information about
other cultures and places in the world. Reading is also one of the most
important ways to learn a foreign language like English. We all know that it is
difficult to learn everything in the classroom, for example, the ways English
people are living and working today can be learnt by reading.
Books,
magazines, newspapers and other kinds of reading materials can help us to know
more about the outside world. Therefore, it is necessary for us to spend time
reading every day.