英文速読 中級-37
The Internet is very much like television in that it takes time away from other pursuits, provides entertainment and information, but in no way can compare with the warm, personal experience of reading a good book. This is not the only reason why the Internet will never replace books, for books provide the sufficient knowledge of a subject that sitting in front of a computer monitor cannot provide We can transfer text from an Internet source, but the artistic quality of sheets of transferred text leaves much to be desired. A well-designed book makes the reading experience important.
The book is still the most *compact and economical means of conveying a lot of knowledge in a convenient package, and this is what makes it popular. The idea that one can carry in one`s pocket a play by Shakespeare, a novel by, Charles Dickens or Bible in a small book with a stiff, paper cover is incredible. We take such uncommon convenience for granted, not realizing that the book itself has undergone quite an evolution since the production of the Gutenberg Bible in 1455 and Shakespeare’s book of plays in 1623.
Not only has the art and craft of printing and making books been greatly improved over the centuries, but the great variety of subject matter now available in books is surprising, to say the least. In fact, the Internet requires the constant entry of authors and their books to obtain the information that makes it a useful tool for research and learning.
Another important reason why the Internet will never replace books is because those who wish to become writers want to see their works permanently published as books - something you can hold see, feel, look through, and read at your leisure without the need for an electric current apart from a lamp. The writer may use a computer instead of a pen and pad, but the finished product must eventually end up as a book if it is to have value to the reading public. The writer may use the Internet in the course of researching a subject just as he may use a library for that purpose, but the end product will still be a book.
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The Internet is very much like television /in that it takes time away from other pursuits, provides entertainment and information, but in no way can compare with the warm, personal experience /of reading a good book. This is not the only reason /why the Internet will never replace books, for books provide the sufficient knowledge of a subject /that sitting in front of a computer monitor cannot provide We can transfer text from an Internet source, but the artistic quality of sheets of transferred text leaves much to be desired. A well-designed book makes the reading experience important.
インターネットはテレビにとてもよく似ている、他の仕事から時間を奪い、娯楽と情報を与えるという点で。しかし温かな個人的経験とはけっして比べ物にならない、良書をよむという。これは唯一の理由ではない、インターネットが本に取って代わることは決してないだろうという、なぜなら本はある主題に関する十分な知識を与えるからだ、コンピューターのモニターの前に座っていても与えられない。私たちはインターネットソースから文章を転送することができるが転送されたテキストのシートの芸術性は望まれるべき多くが残っている。よくできた本は読書体験を重要なものにする。
The book is still the most compact and economical means /of conveying a lot of knowledge /in a convenient package, and this is what makes it popular. The idea /that one can carry in one’s pocket a play by Shakespeare, a novel by, Charles Dickens or Bible in a small book /with a stiff, paper cover is incredible. We take such uncommon convenience for granted, not realizing /that the book itself has undergone quite an evolution /since the production of the Gutenberg Bible in 1455 and Shakespeare‘s book of plays in 1623.
本は今なお、多くの知識を伝える最も小型で経済的な手段である、便利なパッケジで、そしてこれが本を人気あるものにしている。発想は、人がポケットにシェークスピアの劇やチャールズ・ディケンズの小説や聖書を持ち歩くことができるという、硬い紙表紙の小型の本で、素晴らしい。私たちはそのような並外れた便利さを当然のことと考えている、気づくことなく、本自体がかなりの進化を経てきたことに、1455年のグーテンベルグの聖書や1623年のシェークスピアの劇集の製作以来。
Not only has the art and craft of printing and making books been greatly improved /over the centuries, but the great variety of subject matter now available in books is surprising, to say the least. In fact, the Internet requires the constant entry of authors and their books /to obtain the information /that makes it a useful tool for research and learning.
本を印刷して製本する技術やわざが改善されてきただけでなく、何世紀にも渡って、今本で得られる題材の多様さは驚くほどである、控えめに言っても。実はインターネットは著者とその著書の絶えざる掲載を必要としている、情報を入手するために、研究や学習にとって便利な道具となる。
Another important reason /why the Internet will never replace books is because those who wish to become writers /want to see their works permanently published as books - something you can hold see, feel, look through, and read at your leisure /without the need for an electric current /apart from a lamp. The writer may use a computer /instead of a pen and pad, but the finished product must eventually end up as a book /if it is to have value to the reading public. The writer may use the Internet /in the course of researching a subject /just as he may use a library for that purpose, but the end product will still be a book.
もう一つの理由は、インターネットが本に取って代わることが決してない、作家になりたいと願う人々が自分の作品が永久的に出版されるのを見たいためである、本として、つまり、手に持ったり、見たり、触れたり、目を通したり、読んだりすることができる物として、暇なときに、電流を必要とせず、電気スタンドは別として。作家はコンピューターを使うかもしれない、ペンとメモの代わりに、しかし完成した作品が結局最後には本にならなければならない、それが一般読者にとって価値を持つものであるべきならば。作家はインターネットを使うかもしれない、題材を調べる過程で、その目的で図書館を利用するのとまったく同じように、しかしそれでも最終的な作品は本になるだろう。