双语阅读

I’ve been a lover of books for as long as I can remember. Junie B. Jones was my icon in kindergarten, helping me develop my vocabulary. Even still, my book collection is expansive and my greatest ambition is to one day have an entire library with one of those sliding ladders (assuming I eventually have the funds to buy my own house). Regardless, I buy books almost as often as I buy clothes, but surprisingly have never used an e-reader of any kind. Paper copies have always had so much value to me, and I never thought a screen would be able to beat it.

从记事起，我就是一个书迷。朱尼·b·琼斯是我在幼儿园时的偶像，她帮助我提高了词汇量。尽管如此，我的藏书还是很丰富的，我最大的抱负是有一天拥有一个带有这种滑动梯子的整个图书馆(假设我最终有钱买自己的房子)。不管怎样，我买书的频率几乎和买衣服一样高，但令人惊讶的是，我从未使用过任何一种电子阅读器。纸质拷贝对我来说一直都很有价值，我从没想过屏幕能打败它。

After reviewing Amazon’s latest Kindle, I can say that there are a lot of perks that come along with the device, such as reading in the dark (and one-handed) with no problem. For only $99, I now consider it a fantastic addition to my ever-growing library, not its replacement.

在评测了亚马逊最新的Kindle之后，在美国，我可以说这款设备有很多额外的功能，比如在黑暗中(单手)阅读没有问题。只要99美元，我现在认为它是我不断增长的藏书的一个奇妙的补充，而不是它的替代品。

The new Kindle model is small, lightweight, and comes with double the storage of the previous version. It also has the longest battery life of any model, claiming to last up to six weeks. The image resolution is 300ppi, the same as the Kindle Paperwhite, but for a fraction of the cost. The 2022 release is the 11th generation of the basic Kindle model, and has some differences compared to the 10th generation released in 2019.

新款Kindle模型体积小、重量轻，存储空间是上一版本的两倍。它还拥有所有型号中最长的电池寿命，据称可以持续6周。它的图像分辨率为300ppi，与Kindle Paperwhite相同，但价格只是后者的一小部分。2022年发布的是Kindle基本型号的第11代，与2019年发布的第10代相比有一些不同。

kindle with gray fabric cover

The new Kindle is a nice upgrade from the 2019 model.

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Kindle与灰色面料封面

新款Kindle是2019年版Kindle的升级版。

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Phone setup isn’t that simple

手机设置并不是那么简单

The Kindle was relatively easy to set up. All I had to do was press the power button until the screen lit up, and then the device prompted me to select a language and region. It then gave the option to set up on the Kindle device or my phone via the Kindle app. At first, my phone wouldn’t connect to the Kindle, but after I plugged my phone into the charger, it worked fine. My phone then made sure it was on the same WiFi network as the Kindle and my Amazon account was transferred to the Kindle.

Kindle的设置相对容易。我所要做的就是按下电源按钮，直到屏幕亮起，然后设备会提示我选择语言和地区。然后，它提供了在Kindle设备或通过Kindle应用程序进行设置的选项。一开始，我的手机无法连接到Kindle，但当我把手机插入充电器后，它工作得很好。然后我的手机确保它和Kindle在同一个WiFi网络上，我的亚马逊账户也被转移到了Kindle上。

There’s a “kid-friendly” setting, which seems like a good option for parents to have during setup. After that, my library immediately popped up on the device and the Kindle ran me through a quick user tutorial. I also reset the device and tried the “set up on Kindle” option, which actually took less time because all you had to do was login to Amazon versus going through extra steps using your phone.

有一个“儿童友好型”的设置，这似乎是父母在设置时的一个很好的选择。在那之后，我的书库立即出现在了设备上，Kindle为我提供了一个快速的用户教程。我还重置了设备，并尝试了“在Kindle上设置”选项，这实际上花的时间更少，因为你所要做的只是登录亚马逊，而不是使用手机进行额外的步骤。

An elevated reading experience

提升阅读体验

As soon as I finished setting up, I downloaded Jeannette McCurdy’s memoir I’m Glad My Mom Died. It’s been in the top 10 for weeks and consequently, on backorder as well. I knew that with the Kindle, I could read it without having to wait or search for it in a store. To download the book, all I had to do was click on the Kindle Store icon and search for it. Then, since my Amazon account is already linked to the device, I just clicked “buy” and downloaded it to my library and began reading. The download was super fast, and I started reading before the download was even finished.

我一完成设置，就下载了珍妮特·麦科迪的回忆录《我很高兴我妈妈去世了》。它已经在前十的几个星期，因此，也缺货。我知道，有了Kindle，我就可以阅读它，而不必等待或在商店里搜索。要下载这本书，我所要做的就是点击Kindle Store图标并搜索它。然后，因为我的亚马逊账户已经连接到该设备，我就点击“购买”，下载到我的图书馆，开始阅读。下载速度非常快，我甚至在下载完成之前就开始阅读了。

Kindle with Jenette McCurdy's "I'm Glad My Mom Died" onscreen

Kindle's e-books let you read sold-out bestsellers without having to wait.

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Kindle上有珍妮特·麦科迪的《我很高兴我妈妈去世了》

Kindle的电子书让你无需等待就能阅读售罄的畅销书。

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I must admit, I was glued to the couch reading for the next few hours. Even when I was ready for bed, I took the Kindle with me and kept reading. At night, the light in my room is a pink LED lamp, which provides very little light for reading books. Normally, my eyes strain too much to read in there for a long time, but the light of the Kindle made it easy. I adjusted the brightness and switched to night mode, feeling virtually no eye strain after hours (seriously, I could not put this book down). You can feel from using it in low light how much better it is for your eyes than your phone, which can cause major eye strain from blue light.

我必须承认，接下来的几个小时我都黏在沙发上看书。即使在我准备睡觉的时候，我也会带着Kindle继续阅读。晚上，我房间里的灯是一盏粉色的LED灯，很少有光线供看书用。通常情况下，我的眼睛会因为过度疲劳而无法长时间阅读，但Kindle的光线让我很容易做到。我调整了亮度，切换到夜间模式，在几个小时后几乎没有感到眼睛疲劳(说真的，我无法放下这本书)。你可以在弱光下使用它，它比你的手机对你的眼睛好得多，手机会因蓝光导致严重的眼睛疲劳。

While reading a book on the Kindle, there will be a percentage at the bottom of the page that indicates how far along in the book you are. For some reason, I think this motivates me to keep reading. It goes up one percentage every few pages or so (depending on the book) and it just made me want to keep going. If I was at 72 percent, I would think OK, I’ll put it down at 75 percent. You know how some people need the TV volume to be an even number or an increment of five? Same vibe. Currently, I am on my third Kindle read. I also read Drew Barrymore’s memoir Wildflower and am almost finished with the best-selling fantasy novel A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Mass.

当你在Kindle上看书时，页面底部会有一个百分比显示你读了多少。出于某种原因，我认为这会激励着我继续阅读。它每隔几页就上升一个百分点(取决于书的大小)，这让我想继续读下去。如果我是72%，我会想，好吧，我把它降到75%。你知道有些人需要的电视音量是偶数或5的增量吗?同样的氛围。目前，我正在读我的第三本Kindle读物。我还读了德鲁·巴里摩尔的回忆录《野花》，也快读完莎拉·j·马斯的畅销奇幻小说《荆棘与玫瑰的法庭》了。

What makes this Kindle the best Bezos has to offer?

是什么让Kindle成为贝佐斯最好的产品?

Compared to the previous versions of Kindle, the 2022 release is the smallest and most lightweight model yet. At only 158 grams, it weighs less than my iPhone, so I am able to read one-handed for a pretty long period of time without any discomfort. Also, the screen measures six inches diagonally, making it the smallest screen available for a Kindle. I really like the size of the device — it’s super easy to carry around and fits in a lot of my smaller purses.

与之前的版本相比，2022年发布的Kindle是迄今为止最小、最轻的型号。它只有158克，比我的iPhone还轻，所以我可以单手阅读很长一段时间而没有任何不适。此外，它的屏幕对角线尺寸为6英寸，是Kindle可用的最小屏幕。我真的很喜欢这个设备的尺寸——它非常容易携带，可以放进我的很多小钱包里。

kindle next to a deck of playing cards to show how compact the kindle is

The Kindle is nice and compact for convenient transport.

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Kindle旁边放着一副扑克牌，以显示Kindle是多么的小巧

Kindle小巧美观，便于运输。

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The resolution of the 2022 Kindle screen is 300ppi, while the 2019 Kindle model only has a resolution of 167ppi. Book covers and pictures appear very clearly, but keep in mind they are always black and white to keep up the “paper and ink” aesthetic. Not great for books that are mostly photos. It also comes with 16GB of storage instead of 8GB, letting you download way more to your library at a time. So far, I have five or six books downloaded to my library and haven’t run into any storage issues.

2022版Kindle的屏幕分辨率为300ppi，而2019版Kindle的分辨率只有167ppi。书的封面和图片看起来非常清晰，但要记住它们总是黑白的，以保持“纸和墨”的审美。不适合大部分都是图片的书。它还有16GB的存储空间，而不是8GB，让你可以一次下载更多到你的图书馆。到目前为止，我已经下载了五六本书到我的图书馆，并没有遇到任何存储问题。

I’m interested to see how many books I can have downloaded at a time (it's supposedly thousands). The battery of this device does last for a while. Fully charged, I read two and a half books over the course of three weeks or so before the device reached 10 percent battery and prompted me to charge. I think Amazon’s “six weeks of battery” claim is a bit of a stretch, because it obviously depends how much you’re reading. Three weeks is still a long time for how much I was using it.

我很想知道我一次能下载多少本书(应该是几千本)。这个设备的电池可以用一段时间。充满电后，我在三周左右的时间里读了两本半的书，直到手机电量达到10%，提示我充电。我认为亚马逊的“6周电池”说法有点夸张，因为这显然取决于你的阅读量。三周对于我使用它的时间来说还是很长。

Images appear clearly on the Kindle's screen.

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Kindle屏幕上的图像清晰可见。

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She’s even Earth-friendly

她甚至对地球友好

I’m pretty proud of Amazon for this one. The website states that the new model is made with 90 percent recycled magnesium. It’s also made with 75 percent recycled plastics for the black model and 30 percent recycled plastics for the denim model. It comes in 100 percent recyclable packaging, which lessens plastic waste. Amazon actually has a whole program dedicated to recycling old Kindle models, and they will offer you Amazon gift cards and discounts on a new Kindle device in exchange. For a company that has a large carbon footprint, it’s nice that they’re using old materials to make new Kindles, as well as giving customers incentives to return their old ones.

在这一点上，我为亚马逊感到非常自豪。该网站称，新型号由90%的回收镁制成。此外，黑色款和牛仔款分别使用了75%的回收塑料和30%的回收塑料。它采用100%可回收包装，减少了塑料浪费。实际上，亚马逊有一个专门回收旧Kindle的项目，他们会为你提供亚马逊礼品卡，并以新Kindle设备的折扣作为交换。对于一个碳足迹很大的公司来说，他们使用旧材料来制造新的kindle，并鼓励顾客把旧的还回去，这是件好事。

Why do e-books have to cost so much?

新的亚马逊Kindle值这个价吗?

Amazon offers Kindle Unlimited, which is $9.99 a month for access to more than 3 million book titles on Kindle. New Kindle users can get a three-month free trial of the service. However, nothing I had been gunning to read was available through Kindle Unlimited. There were a few from some authors I knew, but it seems like the Kindle Unlimited selection is for people who are okay with reading whatever. I am not that person.

亚马逊提供Kindle Unlimited(在一个新标签中打开)，每月9.99美元就可以在Kindle上阅读超过300万本书。新Kindle用户可以免费试用三个月。然而，我一直想读的东西都无法通过Kindle Unlimited获得。其中有几本来自我认识的一些作家，但似乎Kindle Unlimited的选择是为那些愿意阅读任何东西的人准备的。我不是那种人。

I have a list of the next 15 books I want to read on deck at all times. I wish more than anything that Amazon had some type of deal where you could buy the printed and Kindle versions bundled together. That way, I could own the printed version while still using the Kindle for nighttime reading or traveling. My book collecting habits are against me on this one. I’m not going to spend $15 on a Kindle copy of a book that I already own on paper.

我列出了接下来15本书的清单，我想在甲板上随时阅读。我最希望的是亚马逊能有某种形式的交易，让你可以把印刷版和Kindle版捆绑在一起购买。这样一来，我既可以拥有纸质书，又可以在夜间阅读或旅行时使用Kindle。我的藏书习惯在这方面对我不利。我不会花15美元在Kindle上买一本我已经拥有的纸质书。

Is the new Amazon Kindle worth it?

新的亚马逊Kindle值这个价吗?

If you’re looking for a basic e-reader, this one has everything you could need. While some of Amazon’s other releases, like the Kindle Scribe(opens in a new tab) or Kindle Oasis(opens in a new tab), come with bells and whistles, they cater to a specific audience. The basic Kindle(opens in a new tab) is really all you need if your goal is to read for pleasure. It’s only $10 more than the previous version of the basic Kindle and comes with way more storage, battery life, and pixel resolution.

如果你正在寻找一个基本的电子阅读器，这一个有你可能需要的一切。虽然亚马逊的其他一些产品，如Kindle Scribe(在一个新标签页打开)或Kindle Oasis(在一个新标签页打开)，都有花哨的功能，但它们迎合了特定的用户群体。如果你的目标是为了享受阅读，那么基本版的Kindle(在一个新的标签页打开)就足够了。它比之前的基本版Kindle只贵了10美元，而且拥有更大的存储空间、电池续航时间和像素分辨率。

This review is coming from the perspective of someone who has never owned an e-reader, so I’m not sure how worth it these upgrades are for someone who owns an earlier version. If you are a book fanatic like me, I highly recommend adding it to your collection. For only $99, it has genuinely made me read more than I have in months.

这篇评论来自从未拥有过电子阅读器的人的观点，所以我不确定对于拥有较早版本的人来说，这些升级是否值得。如果你是一个像我一样的书迷，我强烈建议把它加入你的收藏。只花了99美元，却真的让我读了比几个月来还多的书。