Q: I own an iPad and love it for surfing the Web, watching movies, etc. However, I have just started to get into the e-book scene, and have found the iPad to be too heavy for long usage. Would I find the Kindle a better e-reader?
A: The Kindle is much less versatile, but it's specifically designed for reading books. To that end, it's lighter, works better in sunlight and has longer battery life than an iPad. Plenty of iPad owners, including me, find it to be a fine e-book reader, and it has color and a touch screen, features the Kindle lacks. I also like that, between chapters, I can use the rich ecosystem of apps on the same device. But you are certainly not alone in finding it a bit heavy for long periods of reading. So, yes, I do suspect you'd prefer the Kindle for reading books. Depending on your budget you could own both, especially since the Kindle now starts at just $139.
答：Kindle功能少很多，但它是专门为阅读设计的。从这方面来讲，它重量更轻，在阳光下表现更出色，电池寿命也比iPad更长。包括我在内的很多用户都觉得iPad是一款不错的电子书阅读器，而且是彩色、触摸屏，这些都是Kindle没有的。我还喜欢它的一点是，在阅读的间隙，我可以在同一台机器上使用大量应用程序。但肯定不只你一个人发现，用于长时间阅读它有些沉。所以我猜，用于读书你会更喜欢Kindle。根据预算情况，两款机器你都不妨拥有，特别是因为现在Kindle起价只有139美元。
Walter S. Mossberg
- reading [´ri:diŋ]
n.(阅)读；朗读；读物 (初中英语单词) - sunlight [´sʌnlait] n.日光 (初中英语单词)
- screen [skri:n] n.银幕 vt.遮蔽 (初中英语单词)
- device [di´vais] n.装置；器具；策略 (初中英语单词)
- suspect [´sʌspekt, sə´spekt] v.怀疑；觉得 n.嫌疑犯 (初中英语单词)
- kindle [´kindl] v.点燃；(使)激动 (高中英语单词)
- battery [´bætəri] n.炮兵连；炮台；电池 (高中英语单词)
- finding [´faindiŋ] n.发现物；判断；结果 (高中英语单词)
- budget [´bʌdʒit] n.&vi.(做)预算；安排 (高中英语单词)
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