口语话题喜欢的书

Jack: Whats that you are reading?Mieko: Its a novel but its not very good.Jack: I cant read on a train. I cant concentrate（集中注意力，聚精会神）.Mieko: I like to read a lot.Jack: So do I, when I am not travelling.Mieko: So what kind of books do you enjoy?Jack: I like non-fiction best, books about travels or science.Mieko: I like fiction but non-fiction too. There is a good library where I live.Jack: My library is small but they will order books for me. I am studying twentieth century history at the moment.Mieko: I am studying to be a doctor. The books are very expensive.Jack: Yes, even on the Internet books arent cheap.Mieko: No, but you have to buy them or you cant learn the work. What do you study?Jack: History and philosophy. Not much good for a job but very interesting. But I like to read popular books about science, and especially about astronomy（天文学）.Mieko: Is that your hobby?Jack: Yes, a bit. But my main hobby is climbing mountains.Mieko: Is that why you like books about travel?Jack: Yes, I like to know about strange places.Mieko: I dont think I would want to climb mountains but I would like to read about them.Jack: I like to read biographies（传记） too and autobiographies（自传） about peoples lives.Mieko: Does that help your history and philosophy?Jack: Yes, it does. Reading about other people helps you to understand their mistakes. You can learn a lot from other people.Mieko: I like to read the classic novels, Charles Dickens（查尔斯狄更斯）, Tolstoy（托尔斯泰）, and more modern ones like John Steinbeck（约翰斯坦贝克）. They knew about life.Jack: I agree. Perhaps Ill see you in the college library sometime. Ill probably be in the history section.Mieko: And Ill probably be in the medical one. Heres our stop. See you soon!Exercise-Which kinds of books do you like to read? Choose from the following:- novels, history books, travel books, religion, philosophy, crafts, cookery, poetry, biography, autobiography, gardening, do-it-yourself.Are there others you like?