冰岛,人口只有26万,人民富足安乐。冰岛人的平均阅读率是世界第一。全国人民勤于读书,艺术家或文字工作者备受礼遇。 据统计,日本有76％的人用读书看报的方式打发他们的休闲时光。在日本,每年售出的书刊在10亿册以上,人均5册多。日本人爱书的一个原因是人均识字率很高,文盲率在1％以下。 早晨,在公共汽车或地铁内经常会看见伦敦人手捧着报纸阅读的情景。晚上,人们又会找一些书籍来阅读,这已成为伦敦人每日必不可少的内容。 Iceland has a population of 260,000 and its people are well-to-do. The average Icelandic reading rate is the highest in the world. The people of the whole country are diligent in reading books, and artists and literary workers are greatly courteous. According to statistics, 76% of Japanese people use newspapers to read and send away their leisure time. In Japan, more than 1 billion books and magazines are sold each year, with more than 5 books per capita. One reason that Japanese love books is that the per capita literacy rate is very high, with illiteracy rates below 1%. In the morning, it is common to see London people holding newspaper reading in the bus or subway. In the evening, people will find some books to read again, which has become essential for Londoners daily.