Some people have the feeling that nothing can be done about their poor reading ability. They feel hopless about it. Can you learn to read better, or must you agree that nothing can be done about it?
有些人觉得自己的阅读能力差到无可救药，为此非常失望。你能学会更好地阅读吗，或者你同意无可救药吗？
To be sure, people are different. You cannot expect to do everything as well as certain other people do. If all the students in a class tried out for basketball, some would be very good players; others would be very poor; and many would be in between. But even the very poor players can become much better players if they are guided in the right way, and with plenty of practice. It is the same with reading. Some seem to enjoy reading and to read well without any special help. Others find reading a slow and tiring job. In between, there are all degrees of reading ability.
可以肯定的是，人是有差异的，你不能指望做任何事情都像其他某些人一样好。如果一个班里的所有学生都尝试打篮球，一些人将成为非常好的球员，另一些人则会非常差，许多人会介于两者之间。但即使是非常差的球员，如果他们得到正确的指导，并且经过大量的训练，也可以成为更好的球员。阅读也是如此，一些人似乎喜欢阅读，并且在没有任何特别的帮助下阅读得很好，另一些人会发现阅读是一项时间长又累人的工作。在这两者之间，存在各种程度的阅读能力。
Many experiments have shown that just about every poor reader can improve his reading ability. In these experiments, the poor readers were given tests of reading ability. After some of the causes of their poor reading were discovered, they were given special instructiong and practice in reding. After a few months, another test of the same kind was given. In nearly all cases, these people had raised their reading scores.
许多实验表明，几乎每个阅读能力差的人都能提高阅读能力。在这些实验中，对阅读能力差的人进行了测试。在发现了阅读能力差的一些原因后，对他们进行了专门的指导和阅读练习。几个月后，再对他们进行阅读能力测试。几乎所有的案例中这些人的阅读成绩都提高了。
