本文簡單介紹幾種在生活與科學文本中常見的漢語特性，指出這些特性 對閱讀理解的可能影響。語言特性源自使用者的集體習慣，因此本文主張語 言特徵既可實驗也可改變，而這些改變的動力不僅在於讀者，更有賴作者與 教學者對語言行為的反思。

This article briefly introduces some features of Mandarin Chinese in daily life and science texts. The possible influences of these language characteristics on reading comprehension are discussed. Based upon the rationale that the feature of a given language reflects the collective behavior of the language inhabitants, the author argues that all given language features could be experimented and then developed; however, the dynamics of the changes lies not only on reading but also on writing and talking with the language.