SSS 2012-03-29
时间：2018-12-24 作者：英语课 分类：Scientific American(三)月
英语课
This is Scientific Americans 60 Second Science, I am Sophie Bushwick, got a minute.
Kindles 2, Nooks and other e-readers catch flack for threatening the future of printed books. But reading itself may get a boost from the devices. For example, a study of struggling students found that the kids felt better about reading after a course in which they used Amazon Kindles. The research is in the International Journal of Applied 3 Science and Technology.
For two months, 199 middle-schoolers in a reading improvement class in Texas had 15 to 25 minutes every day when they were free to read on the Kindle 1. In general, the students felt the device improved their reading ability. And they tended to enjoy using an e-reader.
They noted 4 the ease of carrying multiple books in one device, and the feeling that reading was suddenly a high-tech 5 21st-century activity rather than a boring waste of time. And some low-level readers who might otherwise be embarrassed to be seen with a simple book liked keeping their peers in the dark about what title they were reading. In the old days, one had to use a fake book-cover to achieve that level of secrecy 6.
Thanks for the minute, for Scientific Americans, I am Sophie Bushwick。
1 kindle
v.点燃，着火
- This wood is too wet to kindle.这木柴太湿点不着。
- A small spark was enough to kindle Lily's imagination.一星光花足以点燃莉丽的全部想象力。
2 kindles
（使某物）燃烧，着火( kindle的第三人称单数 )； 激起（感情等）； 发亮，放光
- And as kindles hope, millions more will find it. 他们的自由又将影响周围，使更多的人民得到自由。
- A person who stirs up trouble or kindles a revolt. 煽动叛乱者，挑动争端者挑起麻烦或引起叛乱的人。
3 applied
adj.应用的；v.应用，适用
- She plans to take a course in applied linguistics.她打算学习应用语言学课程。
- This cream is best applied to the face at night.这种乳霜最好晚上擦脸用。
4 noted
adj.著名的，知名的
- The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
- Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。