Jan. 14, 2023
Slow to Read
I like reading books.
I sometimes think I might be a reading addict.
But I can’t read fast.
When I went to a manga cafe, where you can enjoy food and drinks, read comics etc, with my sister, we were there about an hour.
During that time, my sister read about 6 comics, but I could only read a book.
I know the reason why I read comics slow.
Because I don't just read the text, I look at pictures in every detail.
During I read, I think like “How wonderful line it is! How the author draw it?” “This composition is amazing!” “The author is too talented to draw such expressions” etc.
But even novels are slow.
I lent my sister a novel that took me about 6 hours to read, and she read it in about an hour.
Did she really understand what the story was talking about? I thought.
Anyway, I think it's good if you read books quickly because you can read a lot of it, and it's also good if you read it slowly because you can enjoy it for a long time.
読むのが遅い
私は読書が好きで、ときどき活字中毒なんじゃないかと思うくらいです。
でも読むのは遅いです。
妹と漫画喫茶に行ったとき、１時間くらいそこに居ました。
その間に妹は漫画６冊くらい読んでいたのに、私は１冊くらいしか読めませんでした。
私が漫画を読むのが遅い理由はわかっています。
それは、文字を読むだけではなく、漫画の一コマ一コマの絵をじっくり見てしまうからです。
「この線は素晴らしくキレイだ、どうやって描いているのだろう」とか、「この構図はすごい」「こんな表情を描けるなんて作者は才能ありすぎだ」などと思いながら読んでいるので遅くなります。
でも小説でもやっぱり遅いです。
私が読むのに６時間くらいかかった小説を妹に貸したら、１時間くらいで読んでいました。
妹は本当に話がわかったのかな？と思いました。
早く読めれば沢山読めるのでいいなと思いますが、読むのが遅ければ長く楽しめるので、それはそれで良いと思います。
Slow ato Reading
I like reading books.
I sometimes think I might be addicted to reading addict.
But I can’t read fast.
When I went to a manga cafe, where you can enjoy food and drinks, read comics etc, with my sister, we were there for about an hour.
During that time, my sister read about 6 comics, but I could only read aone book.
Although "a" before a noun indicates that it is singular, it doesn't have the same function as "one".
I know the reason why I read comics slow.
BIt's because I don't just read the text, I look at pictures in every detail of the pictures.
or "I look at the pictures in detail"
DuringAs I read, I think things like “How wonderful this line it is!
How did the author draw it?” “This composition is amazing!” “The author is toso talented to draw such expressions” etc.
"_ is too _ to _" has a different meaning.
"The author is too talented to draw such expressions" sounds like the expressions drawn are bad, so the author couldn't have drawn them because they are talented.
But even with novels areI'm slow.
I lent my sister a novel that took me about 6 hours to read, and she read it in about an hour.
Did she really understand what the story was talking about?
I thoughtwondered.
Anyway, I think it's good if you read books quickly because you can read a lot of it, and, but it's also good if you read it slowly because you can enjoy it for a longer time.
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Interesting! I tend to be a fast reader, I think, but I agree that its good to mull over and think about what you've read. Good writing!
Jan. 17, 2023
How did the author draw it?” “This composition is amazing!” “The author is toso talented to draw such expressions” etc.
Oops. I didn't notice that mistake.
Thank you for telling me.
Slow ato Reading
I like reading books.
I sometimes think I might even be a reading addict but I can’t read fast.
This is more natural in the US.
But I can’t read fast.
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During that time, my sister read about six comic books, but I could read one book only.
I know the reason why I read comics slowly.
"Slowly" modifies the verb "to read" so we have to use an adverb instead of the adjective "slow."
Because I don't just read the text, I look at the pictures in every detail.
During IWhile I am reading, I think things like, “How wonderful that line it is!
How did the author draw it?,” “This composition is amazing!,” “The author is tooso very talented to draw such expressions,” etc.
ButI even read novels are slowly, however.
私も。
I lent my sister a novel that took me about 6 hours to read, and she read it in about an hour.
”Did she really understand what the story was talking about?," I thought.
I thought.
Anyway, I think it's good if you read books quickly because you can read a lot of ithem, and it's also good if you read ithem slowly because you can enjoy ithem for a long time.
賛成しました。
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よく出来ました！いい話です。
Jan. 17, 2023
Many thanks for the corrections.
Slow ato Reading
個人的には「The Struggles of a Slow Reader」と書きます。
I like reading books.
I sometimes think I might (even) be a reading addict.
「even」を使うとこの考えを強調できます。
But I can’t read fast.
When I went to a manga cafe, a place where you can enjoy food and drinks, at the same time as reading comics etc, with my sister, we were there., for about an hour.
During that time, my sister read about 6 comics, but I could only read a1 book/comic.
「a book」は一冊の本と察せますが、「1 book」と書けばより端的になります。前の部分で「6 comics」と書きましたので、そうと思いました。でも、元の文は全然大丈夫です。それと、「book」と書きましたが、もし漫画を読んだら、「comic」を書いた方がいいと思います。
I know the reason why I read comics slow.
Because I don't just read the text, I look at all the pictures in every detail.
DuringWhen I read, I think like “How wonderfully drawn the line it is!
How did the author draw it?;” “This composition is amazing!;” “The author is toso talented to draw such expressions” etc.
But even reading novels areis slow.
I lent my sister a novel that took me about 6 hours to read, andbut she read it in about an hour.
「but」を使うとこの時間差をより強調できます。
“Did she really understand what the story was talking about?,” I thought/wondered.
Anyway, I think it's good if you read books quickly because you can read a lot (of it, andthem), however, it's also good if you read it slowly because you can enjoy ithem for a long time.
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よくわかります。私も本好きですけど、ある友達は私の倍の早さで小説を読めます。本を早く読める人たちがちょっとうらやましいです。
Jan. 17, 2023
I lent my sister a novel that took me about 6 hours to read, andbut she read it in about an hour.
添削してくれてありがとうございます。
ちょっと質問なのですが、この場合、an hour → 1 hour
とした方がよいでしょうか？ それとも時間の場合は an hour の方が自然でしょうか？
Jan. 17, 2023
添削してくれてありがとうございます。 ちょっと質問なのですが、この場合、an hour → 1 hour とした方がよいでしょうか？ それとも時間の場合は an hour の方が自然でしょうか？
はい、そうです。最初に読んだ時気づいていないみたいでした。日本でどうやって説明するかはわかりませんので、英語で説明します。英語の説明がわかりにくい場合、ぜひ言ってください。できるだけ日本語で説明します。
If you write in arabic numerals throughout the passage, use that consistently throughout. So here, it would be: "I lent my sister a novel that took me about 6 hours to read, but she read it in about 1 hour."
However, if you write the numerals in words, (one, two, three, etc.) then stick with that throughout. So here, it would be: "I lent my sister a novel that took me about six hours to read, but she read it in about an hour." This style of writing is usually used in more fomal, academic writing. For something in college, for example, I would not write using arabic numerals as that is (somewhat) against the rules.
Jan. 18, 2023
Thank you for your telling me.
In this case, can I use "one hour" instead of "an hour"?
It would be: "I lent my sister a novel that took me about six hours to read, but she read it in about one hour."
Jan. 18, 2023
Thank you for your telling me. In this case, can I use "one hour" instead of "an hour"? It would be: "I lent my sister a novel that took me about six hours to read, but she read it in about one hour."
Both are okay, but I would personally choose 'one' to stick with the pattern of numbers. But if you write the sentence this way, then the previous one ("During that time, my sister read about 6 comics, but I could only read 1 book/comic.") should also use words instead of numerals. So:
During that time, my sister read about six comics, but I could only read one/a book/comic.
AND
I lent my sister a novel that took me about six hours to read, but she read it in about one/an hour.
The important things is to stick with the same style. So, if you are doing numerals then write both the sentences like so:
During that time, my sister read about 6 comics, but I could only read 1 book/comic.
AND
I lent my sister a novel that took me about 6 hours to read, but she read it in about 1 hour.
If you want to use a/an to represent '1' in a sentence, then I would say it's best to use it in a sentence with no other numbers. For example:
I lent my sister a novel, and she read it in about an hour. (This is better to use 'an' since there are no other numbers in the sentence).
VS
I letn my sister a novel that took me about six hours to read, but she read it in about one/an hour. (I would choose 'one' over here since there is 'six' earlier in the sentence).
I hope this helps. Please let me know if there is anything unclear!
Jan. 19, 2023
Many thanks for your detail comments.
I got it.
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