这几年中国的社交平台上出现了很多读书博主。
这些博主靠分享自己读的书来获取流量和广告。
有的读书博主会晒自己的阅读量，能收获一两千的点赞数。
他们说自己一年能读两三百本书，甚至会把自己这一年读的书立起来和自己比身高。
当然，除了羡慕，也有质疑的声音：一年读两三百本书，这些人不用上班、聚会、旅游吗？
很多人看到这么大的阅读量，也会感到很焦虑，为什么别人的阅读数量和速度比自己强那么多？
而这种阅读焦虑也逐渐变成了社交平台的一个流量密码。
阅读真的越快越好吗？
有的读书博主未必是真的在读书，而只是一个展示书单的博主。
这种强调数量的阅读，并不能保证阅读质量。
广泛的阅读能帮助人们增加信息量，扩大知识面，但也容易造成知识的表象化。
不同的书需要不同的阅读方式。
轻松的书适合轻松地看，严肃的书则需要严肃认真地读。
如果一律以浏览的方式来进行阅读，恐怕会与很多有深度的文学作品失之交臂，丧失阅读的乐趣。
在这个强调速度的社会，那些读书博主聪明地利用了人们的焦虑来赚钱。
因为速度已经成为区分社会经济地位的工具了。
暂时领先的人担心被别人超过，暂时落后的人又害怕自己被边缘化。
大家都气喘吁吁地向前奔跑，追逐更快的速度。
我们本应该享受阅读的过程，现在却变得食不知味。
面对这个高速运行的社会，你会焦虑吗？
你怎么样对抗这种焦虑呢？
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 这 | zhè | this; these |
| 几 | jǐ | several / a few |
| 年 | nián | year |
| 中国 | Zhōng guó | China |
| 的 | de | possessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression) |
| 社交 | shè jiāo | interaction / social contact |
| 平台 | píng tái | platform |
| 上 | shàng | (noun suffix) on; above |
| 出现 | chū xiàn | to appear / to arise / to emerge / to show up |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) |
| 很多 | hěn duō | many; a lot of |
| 读书 | dú shū | to read a book / to study / to attend school |
| 博主 | bó zhǔ | blogger |
| 这些 | zhè xiē | these |
| 靠 | kào | to lean against or on / to stand by the side of / to come near to / to depend on / to trust / to fuck (vulgar) |
| 分享 | fēn xiǎng | to share (let others have some of sth good) |
| 自己 | zì jǐ | oneself; (attributive) one's own |
| 读 | dú | to read out; to read aloud / to read |
| 书 | shū | book |
| 来 | lái | (between two verbs) in order to |
| 获取 | huò qǔ | to gain; to get; to acquire |
| 流量 | liú liàng | flow rate; throughput of passengers; volume of traffic / (hydrology) discharge / data traffic; network traffic; website traffic; mobile data |
| 和 | hé | and; together with |
| 广告 | guǎng gào | a commercial / advertisement |
| 有的 | yǒu de | (there are) some (who are...) / some (exist) |
| 会 | huì | to be likely to; to be sure to |
| 晒 | shài | (of the sun) to shine on / to bask in (the sunshine) / to dry (clothes, grain etc) in the sun / (fig.) to expose and share (one's experiences and thoughts) on the Web / (coll.) to give the cold shoulder to |
| 阅读 | yuè dú | reading |
| 量 | liàng | capacity / quantity / amount |
| 能 | néng | can / to be able to / might possibly |
| 收获 | shōu huò | to harvest / to reap / to gain |
| 一 | yī | one / single / a (article) |
| 两 | liǎng | two / both / some / a few |
| 千 | qiān | thousand |
| 点赞 | diǎn zàn | to like; to upvote (on social media) |
| 数 | shù | number; figure |
| 他们 | tā men | they; them |
| 说 | shuō | to speak; to talk; to say |
| 三 | sān | three / 3 |
| 百 | bǎi | hundred |
| 本 | běn | classifier for books, periodicals, files etc |
| 甚至 | shèn zhì | even; so much so that |
| 把 | bǎ | (used to put the object before the verb: 把[ba3] + {noun} + {verb}) |
| 立 | lì | to stand / to set up / to establish / to lay down / to draw up |
| 起来 | qǐ lái | indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state / indicating an upward movement / indicating completion / expressing preliminary judgment |
| 比 | bǐ | to compare / to gesture |
| 身高 | shēn gāo | (a person's) height |
| 当然 | dāng rán | certainly / of course / without doubt |
| 除了 | chú le | apart from; besides; in addition to |
| 羡慕 | xiàn mù | to envy / to admire |
| 也 | yě | also; too; as well; (not ...) either |
| 有 | yǒu | to have; there is |
| 质疑 | zhì yí | to call into question; to challenge (the truth or validity of) |
| 声音 | shēng yīn | voice / sound |
| 人 | rén | person; people |
| 不 | bù | no; not so |
| 用 | yòng | to need; to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions) |
| 上班 | shàng bān | to go to work / to be on duty / to start work / to go to the office |
| 聚会 | jù huì | party / gathering |
| 旅游 | lǚ yóu | to travel |
| 吗 | ma | (question particle for "yes-no" questions) |
| 看 | kàn | to see; to look at / to read / to watch / to visit; to call on / to consider; to regard as / to look after / to treat (a patient or illness) / to depend on / to feel (that) / (after a verb) to give it a try / to watch out for |
| 到 | dào | to reach; to arrive / to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) / (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point) |
| 这么 | zhè me | so much / this much / how much? |
| 大 | dà | big; large; great / older (than another person) / eldest |
| 感 | gǎn | to feel |
| 很 | hěn | very; quite |
| 焦虑 | jiāo lǜ | anxious / worried / apprehensive |
| 为什么 | wèi shén me | why? / for what reason? |
| 别人 | bié rén | other people; others; other person |
| 数量 | shù liàng | amount; quantity / (math.) scalar quantity |
| 速度 | sù dù | speed; rate; velocity; (music) tempo |
| 强 | qiáng | strong / powerful / better / vigorous / violent / best in their category |
| 那么 | nà me | like that; in that way; to that extent |
| 多 | duō | many; much; more; a lot of |
| 而 | ér | but (not) / yet (not) / (indicates contrast) |
| 种 | zhǒng | classifier for types, kinds, sorts |
| 逐渐 | zhú jiàn | gradually |
| 变成 | biàn chéng | to change into / to turn into / to become |
| 个 | gè | classifier for people or objects in general |
| 密码 | mì mǎ | cipher; secret code / password; PIN |
| 真的 | zhēn de | really; truly; indeed |
| 越 | yuè | the more... the more |
| 快 | kuài | rapid / quick |
| 好 | hǎo | good / appropriate; proper |
| 未必 | wèi bì | not necessarily / maybe not |
| 是 | shì | indeed (used for emphasis) |
| 在 | zài | (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) |
| 只 | zhǐ | only; merely; just |
| 展示 | zhǎn shì | to reveal; to display; to show; to exhibit |
| 单 | dān | bill / list / form |
| 强调 | qiáng diào | to emphasize (a statement) / to stress |
| 并 | bìng | (not) at all |
| 不能 | bù néng | cannot / must not / should not |
| 保证 | bǎo zhèng | to guarantee / to ensure / to safeguard / to pledge |
| 质量 | zhì liàng | quality / quality and quantity |
| 广泛 | guǎng fàn | wide; broad; extensive; widespread |
| 帮助 | bāng zhù | to help; to assist |
| 人们 | rén men | people |
| 增加 | zēng jiā | to raise; to increase |
| 信息 | xìn xī | information; news; message |
| 扩大 | kuò dà | to expand / to enlarge / to broaden one's scope |
| 知识 | zhī shi | knowledge |
| 面 | miàn | side / surface / aspect / top |
| 但 | dàn | but; yet; however; still |
| 容易 | róng yì | likely; liable to; apt to |
| 造成 | zào chéng | to bring about; to create; to cause |
| 表象 | biǎo xiàng | superficial |
| 化 | huà | -ization |
| 不同 | bù tóng | different / distinct / not the same / not alike |
| 需要 | xū yào | to need; to want; to demand; to require |
| 方式 | fāng shì | way; method; manner; mode; pattern (of behavior etc) |
| 轻松 | qīng sōng | light / gentle / relaxed / effortless / uncomplicated |
| 适合 | shì hé | to fit; to suit |
| 地 | de | -ly / structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct |
| 严肃 | yán sù | (of an atmosphere etc) solemn; grave; serious / (of a manner etc) earnest; severe; exacting |
| 则 | zé | (literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then |
| 认真 | rèn zhēn | conscientious / earnest / serious |
| 如果 | rú guǒ | if; in case; in the event that |
| 一律 | yī lǜ | uniformly; all; without exception |
| 以 | yǐ | by means of / according to / in order to / because of / at |
| 浏览 | liú lǎn | to skim over / to browse |
| 进行 | jìn xíng | (of people) to carry out; to conduct (an investigation or discussion etc) |
| 恐怕 | kǒng pà | fear / I'm afraid that... |
| 与 | yǔ | (formal) with; from (marking the other participant in an interaction, comparison, or contrast) |
| 深度 | shēn dù | depth / (of a speech etc) profundity / advanced stage of development |
| 文学 | wén xué | literature |
| 作品 | zuò pǐn | work (of art) / opus |
| 失之交臂 | shī zhī jiāo bì | to miss narrowly / to let a great opportunity slip |
| 丧失 | sàng shī | to lose / to forfeit |
| 乐趣 | lè qù | delight; pleasure; joy |
| 社会 | shè huì | society |
| 那些 | nà xiē | those |
| 聪明 | cōng míng | intelligent; clever; bright / acute (of sight and hearing) |
| 利用 | lì yòng | to exploit / to make use of / to use / to take advantage of / to utilize |
| 赚 | zhuàn | to earn / to make a profit |
| 钱 | qián | coin / money / unit of weight, one tenth of a tael |
| 因为 | yīn wèi | because; owing to; on account of |
| 已经 | yǐ jīng | already |
| 成为 | chéng wéi | to become; to turn into |
| 区分 | qū fēn | to differentiate / to draw a distinction / to divide into categories |
| 经济 | jīng jì | economic |
| 地位 | dì wèi | position / status / place |
| 工具 | gōng jù | tool / instrument / utensil / means (to achieve a goal etc) |
| 暂时 | zàn shí | temporary; provisional; for the time being |
| 领先 | lǐng xiān | to lead / to be in front |
| 担心 | dān xīn | to worry / to be anxious |
| 被 | bèi | used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb) / (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes |
| 超过 | chāo guò | to surpass / to exceed / to outstrip |
| 落后 | luò hòu | to fall behind / to lag / to retrogress |
| 又 | yòu | also |
| 害怕 | hài pà | to be afraid; to be scared |
| 边缘 | biān yuán | marginal; borderline |
| 大家 | dà jiā | everyone |
| 都 | dōu | all; both; entirely |
| 气喘吁吁 | qì chuǎn xū xū | to pant / to gasp for breath |
| 向 | xiàng | towards / shortly before / formerly / always / all along |
| 前 | qián | front / forward / ahead |
| 奔跑 | bēn pǎo | to run |
| 追逐 | zhuī zhú | to chase / to pursue vigorously |
| 更 | gèng | more / even more / further / still / still more |
| 我们 | wǒ men | we; us; ourselves; our |
| 应该 | yīng gāi | ought to; should; must |
| 享受 | xiǎng shòu | to enjoy / to live it up |
| 过程 | guò chéng | course of events; process |
| 现在 | xiàn zài | now; at present; currently |
| 却 | què | but / yet / however / while / nevertheless / even though |
| 变得 | biàn de | to become |
| 食不知味 | shí bù zhī wèi | lit. to eat without tasting the food / worried or downhearted (idiom) |
| 面对 | miàn duì | to face; to confront |
| 高 | gāo | high / tall / above average / loud |
| 速 | sù | fast / rapid / quick |
| 运行 | yùn xíng | to move along one's course / (fig.) to function; to be in operation / to operate; to run / (of a computer) to run |
| 你 | nǐ | you |
| 怎么样 | zěn me yàng | how? / how about? / how was it? / how are things? |
| 对抗 | duì kàng | to withstand / to resist / to stand off |
| 呢 | ne | (sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?") |