时间：2022-08-11 05:54:02
为了克服“浅阅读”问题，Kristie决定关掉iPad，集中精神，仔细深入读完新买的间谍小说，并且感受到了深入阅读带来的愉悦。
Kristie: Hey, guess what, Bryan?
Bryan: ①I haven’t got a clue. What’s up?
Kristie: I finished that spy novel you were 1)nagging me about!
Bryan: Wow, so quickly! Didn’t you have an exam to study for?
Kristie: The exam was yesterday, and I decided to 2)tackle that shallow reading problem right after.
Bryan: Looks like you really took it seriously!
Kristie: Of course! If shallow reading is lowering my grades, then fighting it is like studying for every class at the same time!
Bryan: I didn’t think about it that way, but I guess you’re right! So, how was the novel?
Kristie: Still pretty hard, but I managed. It got easier after I decided to be careful and read every single word.
Bryan: That’s good. Reading’s not a race.
Kristie: No, indeed. Sometimes slower is better.
Bryan: And you followed everything?
Kristie: 3)To the letter.
Bryan: Didn’t your new, shiny iPad distract you?
Kristie: Nope. I’m too smart for that. I left the iPad at home, and went to read in the library.
Bryan: Now, that IS smart. You really 4)licked that problem!
Kristie: And how rewarding it was! Turns out, the book was really an exciting read! The 5)twist ending was a real 6)mind-blower.
Bryan: Well, ②don’t spoil it for me! Maybe I’ll read it later.
Kristie: I’d be happy to lend it to you―I need to find some way to thank you for telling me about that shallow reading problem.
Bryan: My pleasure. If you really want to thank me for filling you in, then just pass it on!
Kristie: You think lots of our classmates might have the same issue?
Bryan: Not only that, but think about students a few years younger than us.
Kristie: What about them?
Bryan: These days, with iPads, fast Internet, dozens of news websites and hundreds of podcasts, some kids may never learn deep reading at all!
Kristie: Now, that’s a scary thought: A whole generation of people who can’t read well!
Bryan: But it’s already coming true! ③Reading scores are down across the board!
Kristie: ④What are we coming to?
Bryan: I’m not sure. Sometimes I think the future will be a scary place.
Kristie: Now, don’t be all gloom-and-doom. ⑤I think I know how we can lick this problem once and for all!
Bryan: How’s that, then?
Kristie: I’m gonna write the best spy novel ever written! Then, people will have to learn good reading skills just to finish it.
Bryan: ⑥Now that’s a tall order! Better get to it, then!
Kristie: Sure thing! Right after I get ready for my next English test…
Smart Sentences
① I haven’t got a clue. 我毫无头绪。
haven’t a clue (about sth.): not know anything about sth. （一无所知，毫无头绪）。例如：
―Jane, what is this early morning meeting about?
简，这一大早开会是怎么回事？
―I haven’t a clue.
我啥也不知道。
② Don’t spoil it for me! 别透露太多扫我的兴！
spoil it for sb.: ruin sb.’s enjoyment by leaking the clue, conclusion, or result of a story, movie, or novel（事先向某人泄漏故事、或电影、或小说等的情节、结局等，让某人扫兴）。例如：
Keep the result to yourself. We’re going to watch the game tonight. So don’t spoil it for us.
别把结果说出来。我们今晚会看比赛，别扫我们的兴。
③ Reading scores are down across the board! 阅读能力在全面下降！
across the board: including all, everything in a particular group（包括一切，全面地）。例如：
We got a pay cut across the board.
我们全都被减薪了。
④ What are we coming to? 我们会变成什么样？
come to: arrive at or reach (a certain state)（发展到某个程度，得到某个结果）。例如：
So after months of fighting, the death of Gaddafi, and now the semi-split state, what do you think Libya will come to?
经过数月的战争，卡扎菲的死亡，现在国家又处于半分裂状态，你觉得利比亚最终会变成什么样？
⑤ I think I know how we can lick this problem once and for all! 我想我知道如何帮大家彻底解决这个问题了。
once and for all: sth. happens completely, permanently（彻底地，一劳永逸地）。例如：
We have to resolve this leaking in the bathroom once and for all.
我们得彻底解决卫生间的漏水问题。
⑥ Now that’s a tall order! Better get to it, then! 那么高难度的挑战，你最好尽快着手！
a tall order: a very difficult job（非常困难的事，过高的要求）。例如：
To finish the job in two days is quite a tall order for them.
要他们在两天内完成这个任务要求有点高。