重燃人们快速阅读的兴趣_BEC初级作文

重燃人们快速阅读的兴趣

Mr. Kirby, a research fellow in medicine at Duke University, is a beta-tester for Spritz, a mobile app that claims to help people read faster without the bother of classes.

柯比是杜克大学(Duke University)的药学研究员，他这样做是在为手机应用“Spritz”进行β测试。这款应用声称有助于人们不去上速读课就能够提高阅读速度。

Promises of blazing through 'War and Peace' have been around since the Evelyn Wood speed-reading classes of the 1960s, and demand for in-person classes is growing, says Paul Nowak, founder of Iris Reading LLC, a Chicago-based company that hosts similar courses. Evelyn Wood Reading Dynamics, based in Mission, Kan., still offers workshops, DVDs and other resources, though it is smaller than its heyday. (Calls to its offices weren't returned.)

芝加哥速读课程公司Iris Reading LLC的创始人保罗·诺瓦克(Paul Nowak)说，从20世纪60年代伊夫琳·伍德(Evelyn Wood)开办速读课以来，就一直有人允诺可以让人们迅速读完《战争与和平》(War and Peace)，对于当面授课课程的需求也在增长。堪萨斯州米逊市(Mission)的“伊夫琳·伍德阅读动态公司”(Evelyn Wood Reading Dynamics)仍然在提供速读培训班、DVD和其他资源，不过赶不上它全盛时期的规模了。（打给该公司办公室的电话没有得到回复。）

Spritz Technology Inc. co-founder and CEO Frank Waldman says using the app is a more modern way of reading. The company's goal isn't to help undergraduates cram for exams, he says, but to change how people keep up with mobile news. 'You wouldn't really want to read classic lit or Shakespeare on [Spritz],' he says. 'We want to work on focused reading on the go.' Samsung Group's new Galaxy S5 phone and Gear 2 smartwatch come with the Spritz app preloaded.