4．23「世界閱讀日」(World Book & Copyright Day)

聯合國教科文組織(UNESCO)自1995年起，把4月23日定為「世界閱讀日」(World Book & Copyright Day)，希望藉著這個重要的日子，向大眾(尤其是年青人和兒童)推廣閱讀和寫作，以及宣揚跟閱讀關係密切的版權意識。但為何會把世界閱讀日定在4月23日﹖

原來「4．23」在文學界有種特殊意義，相信大家都認識莎士比亞，這位偉大的文學家便是於1616年4月23日逝世，除此之外，許多傑出的作家如Maurice Druon、K.Laxness、Vladimir Nabokov、Josep Pla和Manuel Mejia Vallejo，都在4月23日出生或辭世，所以把4月23日定為世界閱讀日就是向書籍及其作者致以敬意。爸爸媽媽可以藉著這個特別的日子，鼓勵小朋友拿起書本，培養閱讀的好習慣。

今天就和大家介紹及認識跟閱讀有關的5個英文用語
An open book

形容一個坦率的人，很容易被人看透

Harriet is an open book. She shares everything with anybody who will listen.

A closed book

讓人一無所知，難以理解

Peter was quiet most of the time. He remained a closed book to me for quite some time.

On the same page

與別人想法一致

Before we go further, I have to make sure everyone is on the same page.

Book-smart

有學歷但不懂人情世故

I find it hard to talk to Ken. He is book-smart but he's got no common sense.

You can’t judge a book by its cover

不要以貌取人

When I first met Polly, she seemed to be very moody and unsociable. Turns out she is not at all like that. I guess you can’t judge a book by its cover.