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       考研英语外刊阅读能力的提升，需要日积月累才能看得到效果。接下来，北京文都考研网为帮助2020考研学子，在英语水平上更上一层台阶，特意整理出考研英语外刊阅读精选:纸质图书的回归(1)，供考生参考。

2020考研英语外刊阅读精选:纸质图书的回归(1)

Not long ago I found myself inside the hushed and high-vaulted interior of a nursing home for geriatric books, in the forgotten city of St. Omer, France. Running my white-gloved hands over the pages of a thousand-year-old manuscript, I was amazed at the still-bright colors applied long ago in a chilly medieval scriptorium. Would anything written today still be around to touch in another millennium?

In the digital age, the printed book has experienced more than its share of obituaries. Among the most dismissive was one from Steve Jobs, who said in 2008, “It doesn't matter how good or bad the product is, the fact is that people don't read anymore.”

True, nearly one in four adults in this country has not read a book in the last year. But the book — with a spine, a unique scent, crisp pages and a typeface that may date to Shakespeare's day — is back. Defying all death notices, sales of printed books continue to rise to new highs, as do the number of independent stores stocked with these voices between covers, even as sales of electronic versions are declining.

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不久之前，在法国一座被遗忘的城市圣奥梅尔，我置身于一所古老书籍的“养老院”之中，里面有着高高的穹顶，非常幽静。我戴着白手套，从一本有千年历史的手抄本的内页上轻轻抚过，很久之前这本书被上了色于一间阴冷的中世纪缮写室中，它依然亮丽的色彩让我惊讶不已。今天书写的任何东西也能存在于千年之后让人抚摸吗?

在数字时代，纸质图书所经历的不仅仅是消亡。轻蔑的话语来自于史蒂夫·乔布斯，他在2008年时说道，“产品的好坏已不重要，事实在于人们已不再阅读了。”

的确，这个国家奖金四分之一的成年人在去年没有读过一本书。但是图书——拥有书脊，独特的书香，清脆的纸张，追溯到莎士比亚时代的字体——回来了。无视所有的死亡通告，纸质图书的销量继续增长到新高度，就像独立书店的书店继续增长一样，甚至在电子图书销量正在下降时，这些书店也一直坚持着这些看法。

       以上是北京文都考研网给出的“2020考研英语外刊阅读精选:纸质图书的回归(1)”，希望对2020考研者有所帮助!祝2020考研成功!

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