Let’s Read More Books

____a broadcast script on the World Book Day

By Wang Yifei （六年级 王怡菲）

Hi everyone, I’m broadcaster Sunny Wang. Again, I’m very happy to be able to deliver a speech that the whole school can hear, and I really hope that this broadcast will go well as I planned.

As we all know, the 23rd of April is the World Book Day. However, before, when this festival was first created, this day was called the World Book and Copyright Day. It was first created for promotingreading books and also remembering to protect copyright. But as time went by, more and more people felt like it was more important to read books, and probably that’s the reason why the “Copyright” wordwas deleted.

Reading, is the most important thing in our life. A good book can fill our mind with fresh phrases and astonishing understanding of life; A good book can make us wander freely in our minds; a good book is like a ship, bringing us to every corner of this huge and complicated world or even bringing us beyond the universe.

Let’s have an example. My favorite book, and probably most people’s favorite book is Harry Potter. It tells about a wonderful story about Harry Potter’s seven years’ of magic studying in a school, which is called Hogwarts. In this beautiful castle, Harry not only found his friends, but also learned about his destiny: To defeat the most powerful and dark wizard of all time, Lord Voldemort. And alone his way, Harry learned about friendship, courage, and bravery. At last, as he destroyed all the Horcrux, Voldemort is gone, forever.

So, whenever I read this book, I can’t help but feel like I’m beside Harry, and I’m on a great mission of destroying Voldemort. My heart always goes very fast when I’m reading. I cry with Harry, I laugh with Harry… As Harry learned lot of things, so did I.

Another reason why Harry Potter is so great is that you actually grow with Harry. From that eleven years old boy who was arrogant and thought that he was going to spend his whole life with his nasty cousin’s family and knew nothing about magic and bravery to a seventeen-year-old boy who completed a mission no one had ever done before. We are like always alone his way to succeed.

There is always something you could learn from a good book. And books can really help you on the way to greatness. About the World Book Day, there is also a tale about it. It is said that : Long long time ago, there was a beautiful princess, but she is trapped with an evil dragon. And a brave man called George saved her. The princess of course was very grateful for George, and she gave him a present for it. And the present was a book, a book of bravery and kindness. So on the 23rd of April people celebrate World Book Day all over the world.

This day has many different and special things, like Shakespeare’s memory day is today and so on…

Folks, you must have some books that you really prefertoo! So lend it to your classmates or friends, so more people can know and can learn from it. You are not only helping other people, but helping yourself when you read a great book and let it spread. Anyone can be inspired by a story, or only a sentence, so why not search for the sentence, you might even be an author.

Well, read more，my folks, and soon, you will be really good at writing too. So reading good books is really useful to future lives. Tut-tut everyone! Remember my words! Thank you!

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“我们读书吧”——和大家聊聊“世界读书日”

作者：王怡菲 翻译：菲儿爸爸

大家好，我是播音员王怡菲。很高兴能再次为大家播音。大家知道，4月23日是“世界读书日”，但大家可否知道，这个节日最初的名称却是“世界读书与版权日”，意在提醒大家多读书并认真保护版权。星转斗移，越来越多的人认识到，保护版权固然也很重要，但读书更重要，于是这天就被 “世界读书日”所独享了。

读书，是我们生活中最为重要的事情。一本好书能丰富我们的语言，增加我们的人生阅历；一本好书能解放我们的思想，它就像一艘小船，带我们去到这个辽阔多变世界的每个角落，甚至带我们遨游整个儿宇宙。

就说我吧，我最喜欢的书哈利波特，它可能也是大多数人最喜欢的书。这本书讲述了一个奇妙的故事，哈利波特在一个叫霍格沃茨的学校里学了七年魔法。在这座美丽的城堡学校里，哈利波特不仅找到了自己最好的朋友，也认识到了自己的人生使命之所在：打败最强大的黑暗巫师伏地魔。 过程是曲折的，哈利波特在斗争中真正领悟了友谊、勇气和勇敢，最终随着他摧毁了所有的魂器，伏地魔也万劫不复。

每次阅读这套书，我都不由地产生一种感觉：仿佛我就在哈利波特身旁，也肩负着击败伏地魔的光荣使命。 读书时，我会心跳加快，哈利波特哭我也哭，哈利波特笑我也笑……，他学到了很多东西，我也学到了很多东西。

哈利波特这套书之所以了不起的另一个原因是，当你在读它的时候，你在和哈利波特一起成长。哈利波特11岁时对魔法和勇敢一无所知，但他自以为是，认为自己的一生都要呆在让他头大的姨妈家了。等他17岁时，他却完成了没有人能够完成的光荣使命。我们每个人的成功都要经历这样的心路历程吧。

读好书总能让你有所得。书真的可以帮你实现自我。有关世界读书日，还有一个故事呢。很久很久以前，有一位美丽的公主为一条恶龙所困。一位名叫乔治的人救了她。为表示感谢她就送他一件礼物，那件礼物就是一本书，一本勇气与善良之书。于是，4月23日“世界读书日”为全世界人民所谨记。

这天也是一个非常特别的日子，比如说它还是莎士比亚的纪念日等等。

同学们，你一定也有自己最喜欢读的书吧。把它借给你的同学或者朋友，这样就会有更多的人从中受益。读好书、传播好书，你不仅是在帮别人，也是在帮助自己。一个故事，甚至一句话，都会给你以灵感。带着灵感去写，你也有可能成为一本好书的作者哦。

多读书吧，我的好朋友们。不久你就会发现你不再害怕写作文了。读好书对大家的未来真的会很有帮助。相信我，同学们。谢谢！

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