据国家文学信托机构的—项研究表明,在英国,只有三分之一的青少年男孩认为他们很享受阅读的乐趣。该机构发现,男孩的阅读兴趣会随着年龄的增长而逐年递减,8~11岁阶段的阅读人数为72%,14~16岁阶段的阅读人数为36%。女孩的阅读兴趣也会随着年龄的增长下降,但速度相对缓慢。83%的8~11岁的女孩说,她们享受阅读,但只有53%的14~16岁的女孩认同此观点。该机构负责人乔纳森·道格拉斯指出,年轻人对阅读的热爱自小学毕业后开始下降,直到中学毕业后趋于稳定,男孩尤其如此。乔纳森认为这一趋势必 According to a National Trust study of literary trusts, only one-third of young boys in the UK think they enjoy reading. The agency found that boys’ reading interest declines year by year with age, 72% in ages 8-11, and 36% in ages 14-16. Girls’ reading interest also decreases with age, but at a relatively slow pace. Eighty-three percent of girls aged 8 to 11 say they enjoy reading, but only 53% of girls aged 14 to 16 agree. Jonathan Douglas, head of the agency, noted that young people’s love of reading began to decline after they graduated from elementary school until they became stable after graduating from high school, especially for boys. Jonathan believes that this trend will be