地铁里，几乎人人都低着头刷手机，指尖在屏幕上飞快地滑动。
On the subway, nearly everyone's head is bowed over a phone, fingertips flying across the screen.
我们每天接收的信息比以往任何时代都多，可真正沉淀下来的知识却少得可怜。
We take in more information every day than in any previous era, yet the knowledge that actually settles in us is pitifully scarce.
碎片化阅读的最大弊端，在于它剥夺了我们深度思考的能力。
The greatest harm of fragmented reading lies in how it robs us of the capacity for deep thought.
一篇长文被压缩成三行摘要，一部经典被浓缩成五分钟的短视频，思想的深度就这样被牺牲了。
A long essay gets squeezed into a three-line summary, a classic gets boiled down to a five-minute video — and just like that, depth of thought is sacrificed.
神经科学研究表明，长期习惯于跳跃式浏览的大脑，会逐渐丧失长时间集中注意力的耐性。
Neuroscience research shows that a brain long accustomed to skipping and skimming gradually loses the patience to concentrate for extended stretches.
这并非说碎片化阅读一无是处，用它来获取信息固然方便，但若以此取代系统的阅读，无异于用零食代替正餐。
This is not to say fragmented reading is worthless — for picking up information it is admittedly convenient — but letting it replace systematic reading is like living on snacks instead of proper meals.
读一本厚书，就像进行一场漫长的对话，你必须放慢脚步，与作者反复推敲、争辩。
Reading a thick book is like holding a long conversation: you must slow your pace, weighing and debating with the author again and again.
信息的潮水越汹涌，我们越需要一座能静心读书的孤岛。
The more violently the tide of information surges, the more we need a quiet island where we can simply read.
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Key words 生词
弊端bìduāndrawback; malpractice; harm
沉淀chéndiànto settle; to sink in; to accumulate
剥夺bōduóto deprive; to strip away
浓缩nóngsuōto condense; to concentrate
推敲tuīqiāoto weigh words carefully; to deliberate
汹涌xiōngyǒngturbulent; surging (of water)
Grammar note 语法点
固然…，但…
'Admittedly A, but B' — concedes a point before turning to the real argument; more formal than 虽然. 例：用它获取信息固然方便，但不能取代系统的阅读。
这个办法固然省事，但风险太大。— This method is admittedly convenient, but the risk is too great.
无异于
'To be no different from; tantamount to' — a formal comparison used to condemn or dramatize: doing A is effectively doing B. 例：以碎片化阅读取代读书，无异于用零食代替正餐。
明知有错却不改，无异于自欺欺人。— Knowing you are wrong yet refusing to change is tantamount to deceiving yourself.
Check yourself 小测验
1. According to the text, what is the greatest harm of fragmented reading?
2. What does the text compare replacing systematic reading with fragmented reading to?
3. What does neuroscience research say happens to a brain long accustomed to skimming?
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