Ehglish 文化Question

Reader 除了解”讀者”.之外, 還可以解”讀物”, “讀本”

Reader = a book containing simple pieces of writing, exercises etc, used by people who are learning to read or learning a language

避免誤解,

There are a dictionary and a book on the shelf.

應該使用 plural verb.

嚴緊一點的英文會用there are， 但隨便一點也可以說：There is a ..and a..

並且這情況越來越普遍

A reader is the person who reads. A reader cannot be on the shelf like a dictionary. May be you should fix that problem before you fix the verb problem.

2012-03-02 11:05:46 補充：
My bad. Check with dictionary.
Yes, a reader can also mean a book that teaches people how to read. Learn something new. Thanks. Ha Ha, may be I need a reader myself.

Ecclesiastes 3
1 There is a time for everything,
and a season for every activity under the heavens:
2 a time to be born and a time to die,
a time to plant and a time to uproot,
3 a time to kill and a time to heal,
a time to tear down and a time to build, ....