周五夜，一周里最令人雀跃、放松的夜晚，你会做些什么犒劳努力了一周的自己？上周五，福州西湖国际学校师生五人来到西湖畔大梦书屋，同观众们分享自己与阅读的故事。

What do you do on Friday night, the most expected and relaxing night of the week, to treat yourself after a week of hard work? Last Friday, five students and teachers from Fuzhou Lakeside International School came to the DiamondreaM Bookstore to share their stories of reading with the audience.

在互联网高度发达、娱乐方式纷繁多样的今天，沉浸式阅读一本书对许多人而言已经成为一种奢侈。我们为什么喜爱阅读？FLIS外教Jon老师首先登台，为大家介绍《魔戒》系列，此书由Jon老师的牛津校友，大名鼎鼎的英国作家托尔金创作。Jon老师表示，念高中、大学时，自己并不热衷于教材之外的阅读，进入社会、乃至来中国工作后，他渐渐开始通过读书放松心情，享受那种被一个故事迷住、手不释卷的乐趣。来自FLIS IEP项目的Elsie同学表示，阅读不仅能令自己保持头脑敏锐，也能增进词汇量、促进口语表达。而自美国归来的Wickey同学原本最爱的休闲活动是观看视频，因播放平台及语言原因，来到福州后，她的兴趣转向阅读，如今是全家最热衷于阅读的人。

In today's world of highly developed internet and diverse entertainment options, reading a book immersively has become a luxury for many people. Mr. Jon, a FLIS foreign teacher, took the stage first to introduce "The Lord of the Rings" series, written by Mr. Jon's Oxford alumnus, the famous British writer J.R.R. Tolkien. Mr. Jon said that when he was in high school and university, he rarely read for fun, but after came to work in China, he started casually reading, enjoying the pleasure of being fascinated by a story. Elsie from FLIS IEP program said that reading not only keeps her mind sharp but also improves her vocabulary and spoken English. Wickey, who came to China from the US, used to watch videos as her favorite leisure activity, but because of the platform and language, her interest has shifted to reading since she came to Fuzhou, and now she is the most enthusiastic reader in the family.

“人睡着后做梦，就意味在另一种生活中醒了过来。”塞尔维亚作家帕维奇如是说。我们可否认为，翻开书籍一如入梦，读者也进入了另一个世界，睁开双眼观察一种或新鲜或熟悉的生活？有趣的是，当天师生分享的作品似乎都带有一些奇幻、科幻的性质，好比《魔戒》带大家遨游中土世界，《阁楼上的神秘日记》（Elsie同学分享）《神秘的来信》（Giselle同学分享）都描写了一段时空之旅，《蠕虫》（Wickey同学分享）的主人公拥有超能力，《猫战士》（Sally同学分享）讲述了雷族猫在森林里的生活和战斗……

"When one falls asleep and dreams, it means waking up in another life." So says the Serbian writer Milorad Pavić. Can we assume that opening a book is like falling into a dream, and that the reader also enters another world, opening his or her eyes to observe a life that is either new or familiar? Interestingly, the works shared by students and teachers that day seemed all related to fantasy and science fiction genres, such as "The Lord of the Rings", which takes us on a journey to Middle-earth, the stories of "The Winter Wolf" (shared by Elsie) and "When You Reach Me" (shared by Giselle) both revolve around time travel, "Worm" (shared by Wickey), whose main character has superpowers, and "Warriors" (shared by Sally) tells the life and battles of the ThunderClan cats in the forest...

这一个个世界以外的世界对读者而言，也并非雁过无痕，除了留下一段愉快的沉浸时光，阅读还给FLIS师生带来不少共鸣与收获。Giselle同学在分享《神秘的来信》时表示，因与故事主人公年龄相近，她对第一人称叙事有许多共鸣，且作者并未让主人公拯救全世界，而是拯救某个具体的人，这让她觉得更为真实、真挚。Sally同学则受《猫战士》系列启发，拿起笔开始了故事创作——她将自己基于原作撰写的长篇、短篇及诗歌作品发布到了《猫战士》粉丝网站上，获得不少同好点赞评论！

In addition to enjoyable immersion time, reading also brings a lot of gains to FLIS teachers and students. Giselle shared her experience of reading "When You Reach Me", saying that she can sometimes relate to the main character because she was nearly the same age as her and that instead of trying to save the whole world the main character just trying to save one specific person, which made her feel more realistic and heartfelt. Sally was inspired by the Warriors series and wrote several fanfictions - she posted her long, short, and poetry pieces on the Warriors Fanfiction Wiki, which received a lot of praise and comments from Warriors fans!

FLIS师生对阅读的热情也感染了在场观众，流利的全英文介绍令大家赞不绝口，有关阅读与英语表达的问题接踵而至。值得一提的是，师生此行不仅带来了推荐书籍，也一一介绍了阅读渠道、作家背景、阅读难点等等。于电子时代成长起来的一代在阅读方面也明显带有时代特征：电子书、线上连载、粉丝论坛……新新读者在书本之外，还通过互联网撷取、收集、交流更多相关信息与感受，如今，这一晚的分享会也进入链条最新一环，组成了更加完整的阅读体验。感谢大梦书屋对此次活动的鼎力支持，「我和书 说来话长」，期待下一次以书之名的相遇！

The enthusiasm of FLIS teachers and students for reading also infected the audience, and the fluent full English presentation impressed everyone, and questions about reading and English expression came one after another. It is worth mentioning that the students and teachers not only brought their recommended books, but also introduced their reading channels, authors' backgrounds, reading difficulties, and so on. The generation that grew up in the electronic age is also clearly characterized by the times in terms of reading: e-books, online serials, fan forums… New readers are picking up, collecting, and exchanging more relevant information and feelings through the Internet, in addition to books, and now this evening's sharing session also entered the latest link in the chain, forming a more complete reading experience. Thanks to the full support of DiamondreaM Bookstore for this event. "There’s a lot to say when it comes to books", we look forward to the next sharing in the name of books!