首屆全民閱讀大會4月23日在京開幕。中共中央總書記、國家主席、中央軍委主席習近平發來賀信，表示熱烈的祝賀。習近平希望廣大黨員、干部帶頭讀書學習，修身養志，增長才干；希望孩子們養成閱讀習慣，快樂閱讀，健康成長；希望全社會都參與到閱讀中來，形成愛讀書、讀好書、善讀書的濃厚氛圍。

　　The First National Conference on Reading was held in Beijing on Saturday. Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, sent a congratulatory letter to the conference. Xi called on Party members and officials to take the lead in reading and learning, foster virtues and ideals and improve abilities. He hoped that all children will have a habit of reading, enjoy reading and grow up in a healthy way. He also expressed a wish that all Chinese people are engaged in reading and contribute to an atmosphere where everyone loves reading, has good books to read and knows how to gain from reading.

　　4月23日，首屆全民閱讀大會在北京開幕。黃坤明宣讀習近平賀信并講話。（圖片來源：新華社）

　　【知識點】

　　首屆全民閱讀大會由中央宣傳部（國家新聞出版署）、北京市委、北京市政府指導，中宣部出版局、北京市委宣傳部主辦，主題為“閱讀新時代、奮進新征程”，包括系列論壇、展覽展示、發布和主題活動等環節。有關部門負責同志、出版發行單位和社會組織代表、專家學者和作家讀者代表等參加大會。

　　大會開幕現場發布的第十九次全國國民閱讀調查結果顯示，2021年我國成年國民各類媒介的綜合閱讀率為81.6%，中青年人成為數字化閱讀的主體，紙質圖書的閱讀優勢仍然明顯。2021年我國成年國民人均紙質圖書閱讀量為4.76本，高于2020年，有11.9%的國民年均閱讀10本及以上紙質圖書。在傳統紙質媒介中，2021年我國成年國民人均每天讀書時間最長，為21.05分鐘。調查還顯示，2021年我國0-17歲未成年人圖書閱讀率為83.9%，其中14-17歲青少年課外圖書的人均閱讀量最大，為13.1本。該年齡段未成年人每天的閱讀時長為51.90分鐘。

　　【重要講話】

　　閱讀是人類獲取知識、啟智增慧、培養道德的重要途徑，可以讓人得到思想啟發，樹立崇高理想，涵養浩然之氣。中華民族自古提倡閱讀，講究格物致知、誠意正心，傳承中華民族生生不息的精神，塑造中國人民自信自強的品格。

　　Reading is an important avenue for humans to acquire knowledge, expand wisdom and cultivate virtues. It enlightens us and helps us aim high and stand upright. Since ancient times, the Chinese people have advocated reading and stressed the acquisition of knowledge through studying the nature of things and rectification of mind through thinking with sincerity. Reading helps the Chinese people to carry on the traditional spirit of perseverance and shape their character of self-confidence and self-reliance.

　　——4月23日，習近平致首屆全民閱讀大會舉辦的賀信

　　【相關詞匯】

　　自信自強

　　self-confidence and self-reliance

　　修身養志

　　foster virtues and ideals

　　書香社會

　　a nation of avid readers