双语：每天阅读的四大好处（1）

Four Benefits of Reading Every Day（1）

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Reading is good for more than just entertainment.

阅读的好处可不只是用于消遣娱乐。

Committing part of everyday to reading books can make you a smarter, kinder, more relaxed individual.

每天抽出一部分时间来读书，能让你成为一个更聪明、更善良、更放松的人。

And the positive effects can be felt at any age:

而且这种积极影响在任何年龄段都能感受到：

Even before they've fully developed their reading skills, kids can benefit from having access to materials and being read to on a regular basis.

甚至在孩子们还没有完全掌握阅读技能之前，他们也能从接触阅读材料以及定期有人给他们读书中受益。

Exposing kids to books, magazines, and more at an early age is a great way to encourage them to be life-long readers, which means they'll reap these benefits for years to come.

在孩子很小的时候就让他们接触书籍、杂志等，是鼓励他们成为终身读者的好方法，这意味着他们在未来的岁月里都将收获这些益处。

1. Reading Can Boost Intelligence
1. 阅读能提升智力

People who exhibit strong reading skills early in life grow up to be more intelligent.

早年展现出较强阅读能力的人长大后会更聪明。

That was the finding of a study published in 2014 that measured the cognitive development of 1,890 sets of identical twins.

这是2014年发表的一项研究结果，该研究测量了1890对同卵双胞胎的认知发展情况。

When two twins shared the same genes and home environments, early reading skills appeared to be the factor that decided which twin would be better at both verbal tests (like vocabulary) and non-verbal tests (like reasoning tests).

当一对双胞胎拥有相同的基因和家庭环境时，早期的阅读技能似乎是决定哪一个双胞胎在语言测试（比如词汇测试）和非语言测试（比如推理测试）中表现更出色的因素。

Because reading ability is something that's learned, the study authors concluded that more emphasis should be placed on teaching strong reading skills to young children.

由于阅读能力是可以习得的，该研究的作者得出结论，应该更加重视向幼儿传授较强的阅读技能。

2. Reading Helps Increase Empathy
2. 阅读有助于增强同理心

Reading books doesn't just make you smarter — it can make you a kinder person as well.

读书不只是能让你更聪明，它也能让你成为一个更善良的人。

According to a study published in 2013, people who consume literary fiction have an easier time sensing and relating to emotions in other people.

根据2013年发表的一项研究，阅读文学小说的人更容易感知他人的情感并产生共鸣。

This effect likely has something to do with the way such books are written:

这种效果可能与这类书籍的写作方式有关：

Great literature forces readers to step outside themselves and empathize with the characters they're reading about.

伟大的文学作品会迫使读者跳出自我，去同情书中所读到的人物。

翻译：豆包

整理：2025年4月26日于经典龙苑