▍原文 Singapore is paying its citizens to pick up a book for at least 15 minutes a day in an effort to fight the rise of doomscrolling and brain rot. Under the scheme, readers accrue points that can be redeemed for a few cents. People will have to log 50 daily reading sessions on a government website to earn S$1. Only one session can be logged per day. ▍語言點 1. pick up 開始做某事，重新拾起某事 2. in an effort to do something 為了做某事，力圖做某事 · 比簡單的to do sth更強調“主動采取行動去應對某個問題” 3. doomscrolling /ˈduːmˌskrəʊlɪŋ/ n. 末日刷屏（專門形容那種刷負面新聞或社交媒體停不下來的狀態） · doom n. 厄運，毀滅 · scrolling n. 滾動屏幕 4. brain rot 腦腐（《牛津詞典》2024 年度詞彙，指過度消費淺層網絡內容導致的精神和智力衰退，比如刷短視頻刷到腦子轉不動、深度思考能力下降，就是典型的brain rot） 5. under the scheme 按照這個計劃 · scheme n. 計劃，方案（program） 6. accrue /əˈkruː/ v. 累積，積攢 · She accrued valuable experience during the ...