英语翻译

Readinghasbeenapassionallmylife.WhenIwaslittle,mymotherreadtome.Iconsumedbooksgrowingup.Manynightswerespenthidingunderthecoverswithaflashlighttofinishabook.

Gonewiththewindcapturedmeattheageof13,andmyparentsstilltalkabouthowIessentiallymissedafamilytriptothebeach.ScarlettandRhettsoabsorbedmeIresentedanythingthattookmefromthehotelroomandmybook.

Readingisapartofmylifeeveryday.Sometimesthenewspaperwillbeenough,othertimesabookmustbeathandaswell.Readingwasmorerealtomethanmostthings.

Iwasateenagerbeforebecomingfullyawaretherewerepeoplewhodidn’tliketoreadand,evenworse,peoplewhocouldn’tread.Icanimaginealifewithoutchocolatebeforealifewithoutbooks.

Doyouknowhowearlyyoucanstartreadingtoachild?Didyouknowthefirstdayoflifeisn’ttooearly?Readingtoachildisn’tjustaboutteachingthemtoread;itisaboutteachingthemtolovetoread.Readingtoachildfrominfancyoffersseveralspecialgiftstothechild.

Firstisthegiftofthephysicalclosenessyouenjoyasyoucuddleupwhileyouread.Childrenlovetobeheld,andreadingtogetheroffersagreatopportunitytodojustthat.Ihaveseenreaderswiththreeandfourchildrencrowdedontheirlapstolistentoastory.

Thesecondgiftisyouarehelpingachild’sbraindevelop.Early-brainresearchshowsthefirstthreeyearsoflifearethemostcriticalforlayingthefoundationsofliteracy.Talkingtoandreadingtochildren,whethertheycanrespondornot,helpsthemlearntoprocesswords.Youarehelpingthemdeveloplanguageandpre-readingskillsthatarevitaltotheirreadinesstolearnwhentheygotoschool.

Thethirdgiftisyouarehelpingthemlearntolovereading.Sharingbookswithchildrendemonstratesreadingisawonderfulthing.Thisshouldhelpthemapproachlearningtoread—andlifelongreading–withenthusiasm.

Readingshouldbeajoy,notaburden.Itisnecessarytogetalongindailylife,itisnecessaryforlearninganditisanopendoortoeverythingourworldhastooffer.

Ibelievethateveryoneshouldlearntoread.Isupporteffortsthatmakereadingarealityforeveryone.Buttheskillofreadingisjustthefirststep.Theseco