别人说"The book is a good read"是对的吗？

【朗读以下例句，并用今日表达造句】

I would recommend the book to anyone looking for an inspirational read.

She’s a voracious /vəˈreɪʃəs/ reader. She can’t go to sleep at night without some good bedtime reading.

This is an entertaining yet thought-provoking movie.

【语音标记】

【精讲部分】

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read n. 阅读；读物

【解释】

我们都是知道read有动词词性，表示“阅读”，但是read其实还可以做名词，我们看一下牛津词典解释：

1. ( especially BrE ) an act or a period of reading sth （英式用法）阅读；读书，一般搭配是have a…read，表达喜欢阅读还是说like reading比较好：

• I settled down to have a good read.

我舒舒服服地坐下来，想好好读书。

• I was having a quiet read of the newspaper.

我在静静地读报。

2. If you say that a book or magazine is a good read, you mean that it is very enjoyable to read. 读物

• The book is a good read.

这本书不错（这是一本好书）。

• His latest novel is a good read.

他最新小说是本好读物。

• I would recommend the book to anyone looking for an inspirational read.

我会把这本书推荐给任何想要寻找启迪心灵的读物的人。

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bedtime reading n.睡前阅读

bedtime story n.睡前故事

【例句】

She’s a voracious /vəˈreɪʃəs/ reader. She can’t go to sleep at night without some good bedtime reading.

她嗜书如命（她是个如饥似渴的读者）。 晚上睡前不好好读点书她就睡不着。

She tells bedtime stories to her kids every night.

她每天晚上都会给孩子讲睡前故事。

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provide/give/offer (sb) some food for thought

引人深思；发人深省

thought-provoking

adj.引人深思/发人深省的

provoke /prəˈvəʊk/ v.激起；引起；挑衅

【解释】

1. If you give someone food for thought, you make them think carefully about something.

2. If something such as a book or a movie is thought-provoking, it contains interesting ideas that make people think seriously.

【例句】

Her speech offers much food for thought.

她的演讲有许多发人深思的内容。

This is an entertaining yet thought-provoking movie.

这部电影令人捧腹，却又发人深省。