illiterate
adj
1
(a) not able to read or write 不会读或不会写的; 不识字的
an illiterate child 不识字的孩子. Cf 参看 unlettered.
(b) showing such ignorance 文字不通的
an illiterate letter, ie one that contains many mistakes of spelling and grammar 文字不通的信.
2
(a) showing little or no education 缺乏教育的; 教育程度很低的
You must be illiterate if you've never heard of Marx. 要是你连马克思这个人都从未听说过, 那麽你一定是没有受过教育的了.
(b) ignorant in a particular field (对某一领域)无知的, 外行的
be scientifically illiterate 科盲. illiterate, n illiterate person 文盲; 无知的人.
The first westerner to discover these islands was an Italian explorer in 1524.
首次发现这些岛屿的西方人是一位意大利探险家,时间是1524年。
Other books are for reading slowly and carefully. If it is a book on a subject that you are interested in, you will want to chew and digest it. That does not mean reading it too slowly. When you pick up a book for the first time, check that it is not to