The Pleasure of Reading Fiction
These days there are many forms of entertainment for us to choose from. Watching movies and reading fiction are two of the most popular free time activities. I enjoy both of them， but given the choice， I usually prefer to read fiction than watch a movie for the following reasons. First of all， I can read a novel or short story at any time. I do not have to be at a theater or in front of a TV set at a certain time. I can even read when I have only a few spare minutes， for example， while on a bus. I do not have to read the book from start to finish in one sitting. Second， I can read anywhere because books are portable. If the weather is fine， I can take my book outdoors， and when it is raining I can go to a coffee shop. Most importantly， I can take a more active part when reading a book than when watching a movie. The descriptions in the book require me to use my imagination to visualize the scene and the characters. When reading a book， I create my own interpretation of it， but when watching a movie I can only see the moviemaker's version of the events. In conclusion， I prefer reading books to watching movies in my free time because reading gives me greater freedom and inspires my imagination more. Both activities allow me to experience a different world， but reading lets me make that world my own.
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阅读小说的乐趣
现在有很多娱乐形式可供我们选择。看电影和读小说是两种最受的休闲活动，我两种都很喜欢。但如果要从中选择，我通常宁愿读小说而不是看电影。理由如下。
首先，我可以在任何时间读长篇或短篇小说，我不需要在特定的时间待在电影院里或坐在电视机前。我甚至还可以在只有几分钟的空闲时间里读小说，例如在公车上。我不需要从头到尾一口气读完整本书。第二，因为书本携带方便，所以我随处都可以读。如果天气晴朗，我可以带书到户外，而下雨时我可以去咖啡厅。最重要的是，跟看电影比起来，阅读书籍时我能够扮演更主动的角色。对于书中的描述，我必须运用想象力，想象场景和人物。阅读书籍时，我可以创造我自己的诠释方法。但是看电影时，我只能看到电影制作人对于事情的看法。
总之，有空的时候，我宁愿看书而不看电影。因为看书能给我较大的自由，更能激发我的想象力。两种活动都能让我体验不同的世界，但是阅读让我可以创造一个属于自己的世界。