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     World Book Day falls on April 23 every year. It was set up by the UNESCO(联合国教科文组织) in 1995 to encourage people, especially teenagers, to discover the pleasure of reading. It is also the day to honor great writer, for example, William Shakespeare, born or dead on that day.
       Many countries celebrate World Book Day. Take UK as an example. On that day, millions of school children can buy books of special price, a much lower price than usual, in any bookstore. It has been done every year since 1998. World Book Day is also celebrated in China. Premier Wen Jiabao does lots of reading every day. Wen has called on people to do more reading. He suggested that young people should spend more time reading. “Book cannot change the world, but people can change the world by changing themselves through reading,” he said.
    Why do people like reading? One big advantage is that reading helps us become more knowledgeable and more intelligent. Also, reading helps us to follow the latest developments of science and technology. Besides, reading gives us information about other cultures and places of the world. When we read, we may find many things that are unfamiliar to us. We would have to use our brain to think about them or do more reading to find out the answers. The more we read, the more we know. What's more, reading is also one of the most important ways to learn a foreign language like English.
   “Reading makes a full man”. Books, magazines, newspapers and other kinds of materials can help us to know more about the outside world and perf

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半岛小夜曲

①春三月的迎春花谢了,五月底的野蔷薇也谢了,转眼间小扇子一般的夜合欢也开得粉艳艳的,张扬不羁。夏天慌慌张张的,就那样不期而至。

②三面环海的半岛城市,即使是仲夏,也不会热得让人发狂。

③走在街上,凉风习习,霓虹闪烁。街中心的广场上,一位年纪略长的大叔,正在优雅地吹着萨克斯,他深情、专注,极力用肢体语言诠释着音乐的内涵。他沉浸在自己的曲调中,那份忘我,那份投入,让人情不自禁地进入音乐的氛围中。侧耳细听,那首优美的萨克斯曲,居然是蔡琴那首经典的《绿岛小夜曲》:这绿岛像一只船,在月夜里摇啊摇……让我的歌声随那微风,吹开了你的窗帘,让我的衷情随那流水,不断地向你倾诉……

④有人开始驻足围观,优美的萨克斯曲,自然会招来许多喜欢广场舞的人们,他们随着乐曲翩翩起舞。星星在遥远的空中眨着眼睛,和煦的晚风轻轻地掠过,滑过肌肤,有微微的凉意,一切都是那么闲适、自然。

⑤萨克斯的曲调优美,低沉,舒缓,伴随着清凉的海风,时断时续地飘过来,像一个低沉的声音在耳畔轻轻诉说着什么,使人清爽;又像一声声柔软而熨帖的话语,轻轻地抚摸着我的心,给人以力量。我一直以来因生活的忙忙碌碌、平淡无奇而堆积起来的焦躁情绪伴着这乐曲,渐渐随海风而去。

⑥这里不是绿岛,不是台湾岛,这里只是渤海与黄海交汇处一个美丽而舒适的半岛城市。仲夏的夜晚,人们休闲消夏,喝啤酒,吃西瓜,侃大山,过着闲适的夏夜生活。

⑦在霓虹灯下,沿着街道一路走来,有小情侣在花影里喁喁私语,仿佛要说尽一生的情话。有老夫老妻在马路上就着月光灯影遛弯儿,虽不曾手牵着手,但中间相隔一尺的距离,是一生修行而来的默契。谁家的孩子,举着烤鱿鱼,眉飞色舞地在小伙伴眼前晃两下,忽然又撒着欢儿地跑了,引来一路追逐嬉戏和欢声笑语。谁家的男人在小吃摊前,穿着拖鞋,光着脚丫,满嘴跑火车,说中东局势,侃钓鱼岛问题,一副天下兴亡、匹夫有责的神气模样。也有老婆婆拿着小板凳,摇着蒲扇,在街口和左邻右舍闲聊,兴致来了,也会给孩子们出几个谜语猜猜。也有老爷爷,拿着烟袋,兴致勃勃地讲上几段《杨家将》《聊斋》或者《三侠五义》什么的。谁家的女人,在这夜的暗影里,扯着嗓子,悠长地喊,那个谁,回家睡觉了,明天还上不上学了?这活生生的生活画卷如一轴烟火图,只让人觉得现世安稳、岁月静美。

⑧市井生活,鸡零狗碎,琐碎繁杂,在这夏夜里都渐渐地悄然隐去,陪伴我的是夜色朦胧,晚风轻拂,蛐蛐低唱,花影婆娑。一颗心宁静恬美,不再焦躁,不再郁闷,只感到这仲夏夜的生活如同那首《绿岛小夜曲》,让奔波劳碌的生活有了诗意。

⑨趿拉着鞋,在路灯下,慢慢地走,忘记了想要去哪里,忘记了曾经的心绪。这仲夏夜的生活,正如一首优美的半岛小夜曲,迷人而沉醉,美得让人不忍心睡去……

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