范文句型分析:
1. Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.
阅读之于心灵犹如运动之于身体。
解说:
a. 本文使用“A之于B犹如C之于D'，的句型，其中what为连接词，等于as，译为“犹如”，句型如下:
A is to B what C is to D
=A is to B as C is to D
=As C is to D，so A is to B/ is A to B
根据上述，本文亦可改为:
Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.
=Reading is to the mind as exercise is to the body.
=As exercise is to the bodv. so reading is/ is reaamg to the mind.
例：Leaves are to the plant what lungs are to the animal.
=Leaves are to the plant as lungs are to the animal.
=As lungs are to the animal，so leaves are/are leaves to the plant.
叶之于植物犹如肺之于动物。
Booze is to Charlie what blood is to a vampire.
酒之于查理犹如血之于吸血鬼。
*booze n.酒(不可数)
b. exercise n.运动(不可数);练习(可数)&vi.运动
注意:
exercise表示“运动”时，为不可数名词，但表示各种运动时，则可使用复数;
exercise亦可表示“练习、习题”，此时为可数名词。
do exercise运动(美式用法)
take exercise运动(英式用法，罕)
do exercises做练习/习题;做各种运动
例:If you have a desk job, you'd better do some exercise on the weekends.
如果你是在办公室工作的，最好周末时做些运动。
May wanted to finish doing her math exercises before 10:00 p.m.
梅想在晚上10点前做完数学习题。
Jack stays in shape by exercising every morning.
杰克每天早上运动来保持健康。
2. People who read are usually more open-minded and rarely bored.
阅读的人心胸通常较为开阔且很少感到无聊。
解说:
a. open-minded a.心胸开阔的，不偏不倚的
narrow-minded a.心胸狭窄的
例:The defense lawyer asked the jury to remain open-minded during the trial.
辩护律师要求陪审团在审判时保持不偏不倚。
The older Grandpa gets，the more stubborn and narrow-minded he becomes.
爷爷年纪越大变得越固执，心胸也越狭窄。
b. rarely adv:很少地
=seldom
注意:
rarely 与 seldom均为否定副词，故置于句首时，其后须使用倒装句。
例:She's not a vegetarian. but she rarely eats meat.
=She's not a vegetarian, but rarely does she eat meat.
她并非素食者，但她很少吃肉。
c. bored a.感到无聊的
be bored with…厌倦于……
=be fed up with…
=be sick and tired of…
例:The school kids are tired of eating the same food every day.
那些学童每天吃相同的食物都吃烦了。
3. Through reading different kinds of books，you can broaden your mind and stimulate ybw imagination.
通过阅读不同种类的书，你可以开阔心胸和激发想象力。
解说:
a. Through + V-ing…，S+V 通过/借着……，……
=By+V ing…，S+V
例:Through singing softly, the mother lulled her baby to sleep.
那个妈妈借着轻轻的歌唱哄她的小孩人睡。
b. broaden vt.使加宽;开阔;增广
broaden one's mind 开阔某人的心胸
broaden one's horizons 增广某人的见识
例:Charlie broadened his horizons by taking additional courses.
查理通过上额外的课程来增广见闻。
c. stimulate vt.激发
例:The documentary stimulated my interest in Mediterranean cultures.
那部纪录片激发了我对地中海文化的兴趣。
*Mediterranean a.地中海的
d. imagination n.想象力
imagine vt.想象
imaginative a.富有想象力的
imaginable a.想象得到的
*本词常与最高级的修饰语连用且常不必译出
imaginary a.虚构的，凭空想象的
例:Only a writer with a brilliant imagination could have created a world as strange as this.
只有具有丰富想象力的作家才能创造出这样一个奇怪的世界。
What do you imagine yourself doing ten years from now?
你能想象出10年后你会做什么吗?
Willy gave the teacher an imaginative excuse for skipping class.
威利向老师提出一个非常有创意的逃课借口。
Someone in the audience let out the most insane laugh imaginable.
观众中有人发出最疯狂的笑声。
Little Tim plays with an imaginary friend.
小蒂姆和假想的朋友玩乐。
4. Furtermore, reading is not an expensive pastime.
此外，阅读是一种花费不多的消遣。
解说:
a. furthermore adv. 此外，再者
Furthermore, S+V 此外/再者，……
=Moreover, S+V
=In addition, S+V
=What's more, S+V
例:Stop calling and stay away from our house. Furthermore don't even think about seeing my sister again.
不要打电话也别到我们家来。此外，也别想再见我妹妹。
b. expensive a.昂贵的
例:The couple enjoyed an expensive meal on their anniversary.
那对夫妇在他们的结婚周年那天享受了一顿豪华大餐。
c. pastime n.消遣
例:My mom sometimes plays cards as a pastime.
我妈妈有时以打牌作消遣。
5. It doesn't cost you much money because you can easily borrow book,from a library or friends.
它不会花你许多钱，因为你可以很容易地向图书馆或朋友借到书
解说:
a. 此处的it指的就是reading
b. cost vt.花费& n.费用;代价;牺牲
三态均为cost.
at the cost of+金钱 花了……钱
=at the expense of+ 金钱
=at the price of+金钱
=for+金钱
注意:
(1) at the cost of…牺牲……/付出，··…的代价
(2) cost作动词时，主句不可为“人”，而须以事物或it(代词，代替不定式)作主语，形成下列用法:
It/事物costs sb+金钱(十to V) 某人做……花了……钱
例:It cost me $100 to take a cab to the train station today.
今天我乘出租车到火车站花了100美元。
Ben bought the car at the cost of one million yuan.
本以100万元买了那辆车。
Mr. Jones fulfilled his mission at the cost of his health.
琼斯先生完成了任务却牺牲了健康。
c. borrow sth from…向……借某物
borrow vt.借人
例:Jim borrowed a hammer from his neighbor.
吉姆向他的邻居借了把铁锤。
6. It is especially good for the whole family.
阅读对于全家人而言特别有益。
解说:
especially adv.特别地;尤其
例:I think this applicant is especially suitable for the job.
我认为这位应征者特别适合这份工作。
7. For instance，my family likes to read.
举例来说，我的家人喜欢阅读.
解说:
For instance, S+V 例如，……
=For example, S + V
instance n.例子 *example n.例子
set a good example for sb 为某人树立好榜样
注意:
美式用法惯用“set a good example for sb"，但有些语法书或字典中有“set a good example to sb”之用法。
例:He's been acting rather strange lately. For example, last night I saw him howling at the moon.
他近来举止怪异;举例来说，昨天我看到他对着月亮嚎叫。
The violence on TV today does not set a good example for children.
现今电视上的暴力画面无法为儿童们树立好榜样。
8. We often spend evenings together discussing literature and sharing insights from books.
我们经常利用晚上的时间聚在一起讨论文学和分享从书中得来的见解。
解说:
a. spend vt.花费
sb spends+时间十V-ing 某人花了...(时间)在……上
例:The prisoner spent a lot of time thinking about his future.
那个囚犯花了许多时间考虑他的未来。
b. discuss vt.讨论
discussion n.讨论under discussion讨论中
注意:
discuss为及物动词，其后须直接加宾语，故无discuss about的用法，但有talk about的用法
例:I don't feel like discussing about the matter now.(x)
→I don't feel like discussing the matter now.(O)
=I don't feel like talking about the matter now.
我现在不想讨论这件事。
A pay raise will be under discussion at today's meeting.
今天的会议中将会讨论加薪问题。
c. share vt.分享
share sth with sb 与某人分享某物
例:I will not share my toothbrush with you.
我不会和你共用我的牙刷。
d. insight n.见解;洞察力
例:The anthropologist lived with the natives to gain insight into their culture.
那个人类学家为深人了解土著的文化而和他们住在一起。
*anthropologist n.人类学家
9. Hence，reading brings us closer together.
因此，阅读使我们更亲密地在一起。
解说:
hence adv.因此
=therefore
例:I hear that island still has headhunters. Hence，it would be unwise to go there.
我听说那个岛屿上仍有猎头族因此，去那儿是不明智的。