Chinese youths fall for the Internet

时间：2007-01-24 05:54:55

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Chinanews, Beijing, January 23 – Statistics1 show that there are more than 132 million Internet surfers in China nowadays. According to a recent online questionnaire survey, 81.4% of the 2,952 responders choose surfing the Internet as their major entertainment, much higher than watching TV (65.6%) and reading (52.8%).

 

In the last five years, Chinese youths read less and less. In 2003, averagely 51.7% of educated youths read at least 1 book every month, and only 46.4% of them had the habit of reading magazines, while the figure in 1999 was 57%.

 

In fact, 43% of the responders complain that they are too busy to read, and 21.3% of those who read books only browse2 several pages before going to bed, other 12% only read as a pastime3 in the restrooms. No more than 11.8% of the responders say they read for longer than 1 hour every day.

 

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1 statistics iGyzb     
n.统计，统计数字，统计学
参考例句：
  • We have statistics for the last year.我们有去年的统计资料。
  • Statistics is taught in many colleges.许多大学都教授统计学。
2 browse GSWye     
vi.随意翻阅，浏览；(牛、羊等)吃草
参考例句：
  • I had a browse through the books on her shelf.我浏览了一下她书架上的书。
  • It is a good idea to browse through it first.最好先通篇浏览一遍。
3 pastime 5Ldx8     
n.消遣，娱乐
参考例句：
  • Playing chess is his favourite pastime.下棋是他最喜爱的消遣。
  • Baseball is the national pastime.棒球是全民性的休闲运动。

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