英语访谈对话 106 Reading

 　　Todd: Keri, let's talk about reading.

　　Kerri: OK.

　　Todd: First of all, do you like to read?

　　Kerri: Yes, I do!

　　Todd: What do you read usually?

　　Kerri: I kind of alternate between fiction and non-fiction.

　　Todd: OK. What are you reading now?

　　Kerri: I'm reading two books now. The Ethics¹ of Startrek, which my uncle gave me, which is non-fiction, and I just started it today: A Spy in the House of Love.

　　Todd: Oh, OK. It looks like a pretty good book. What is it about?

　　Kerri: Right now I've just started, so it's about a women who has been having an affair, basically.

　　Todd: OK. When do you read? When do you find time to read?

　　Kerri: I read on the trains while I'm commuting² to work. I read at night, on the weekends.

　　Todd: OK. What is your favorite author?

　　Kerri: I don't have a favorite author.

　　Todd: Yeah. it's kind of hard to pick.

　　Kerri: Yeah.

　　Todd: OK. Do you go to the library often?

　　Kerri: No, I don't.

1 ethics   

n.伦理学；伦理观，道德标准

参考例句：

• The ethics of his profession don't permit him to do that.他的职业道德不允许他那样做。
• Personal ethics and professional ethics sometimes conflict.个人道德和职业道德有时会相互抵触。

2 commuting   

交换（的）

参考例句：

• I used the commuting time to read and answer my mail. 我利用上下班在汽车中的时间来阅读和答复给我的函电。
• Noncommuting objects are as real to the mathematicians as commuting objects. 对于数学家来说，不可交换的对象与可交换的对象是一样真实的。