Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Reading fiction (such as novels and short stories) is more enjoyable than watching movies. Use specific reasons and examples to explain your position.
Reading fiction, such as novels and short stories, is more enjoyable than watching a movie. Of course the images in a movie are much more vivid, because you're seeing them on a large screen in a dark room. The images you “see” in a novel are only as strong as your own imagination. But the more you read, the stronger your imagination becomes. Reading exercise your imaginative powers. Watching a movie dulls them. Imagination like a muscle needs to be used. Otherwise it can disappear.
读小说，如小说和短篇小说，比看电影更有趣。当然，电影中的画面要生动得多，因为在黑暗的房间里，你可以在大屏幕上看到它们。你在小说中看到的形象只和你自己的想象一样强烈。但你读得越多，你的想象力就越强。阅读锻炼你的想象力。看电影使他们迟钝。需要像肌肉一样运用想象力。否则它会消失。
When you read, you're an active participant in your own enjoyment. That's one reason reading develops the imagination. You're reading the words on the page and translating them into images in your mind. When you're watching a movie, you're a passive viewer. The movie is giving you everything. Nothing comes from you except your reaction to what you're seeing, and even that can be given you by the movie. Some movie plots are so simple, you can predict what's going to happen before it does.
当你阅读时，你是一个积极的参与者。这也是阅读发展想象力的原因之一。你'；重新阅读页面上的单词，并将它们转换为脑海中的图像。当你在看电影时，你是一个被动的观众。电影给了你一切。除了你对你所看到的东西的反应之外，什么都不是从你身上得到的，甚至电影也能给你这样的反应。有些电影情节很简单，你可以在它发生之前预测它会发生什么。
Reading fiction also develops your storytelling skills. The more reading you do, the better you become at creating plots and characters. The plots and characters in movies are often very simple, because the emphasis is on action rather than on language or character development.
阅读小说也能提高你讲故事的能力。你读得越多，你就越擅长创作情节和人物。电影中的情节和人物往往非常简单，因为重点是动作，而不是语言或人物的发展。
Still, going to the movies is a great community experience. Sitting in a large theater with a lot of other people is fun. You experience the same reactions to what you're seeing together. Reading is a one-person experience. It's a chance to go into an imaginary world by yourself. Both experiences can be fun and rewarding, but I think reading fiction is more enjoyable.
尽管如此，看电影是一种很棒的社区体验。和很多人一起坐在大剧院里很有趣。你对一起看的东西也会有同样的反应。阅读是一个人的经历。这是一个独自进入想象世界的机会。这两种经历都是有趣和有意义的，但我认为读小说更有趣