BOOKS
Perhapsnootherthinghassuchpower:toliftthepooroutofhispoverty,tomakeamanforgethisburden,asbook.Theyarefriendstothelonely,joytothejoylessandgoodcheertothedisappointed.Theybringlightintodarkness,andsunshineintoshadow.(或许没有别的东西像书籍那样具有这种力量:使穷人摆脱贫困,使一个人忘掉他的负担.书籍是孤独者的朋友,是忧郁者的乐趣,是对失望者的安慰和鼓舞.书籍能驱逐黑暗,使我们走向阳光的地方.)
Wemaybeshutoutfromallpersonalassociationwiththegreatandthegood,butwhenwearereading,wemaybeinthebestsocietyintheworld,wherewemayassociatewiththegreatestandnoblestofalltimes.(我们可能没有机会同伟人和善人交往,但是我们读书的时候可以置身于世界上最理想的社会之中,可以同历代最伟大、最高尚的人交往)
Booksareaguidefortheyoung.Thetrendofmanyalifeforgoodorill,forsuccessorfailure,hasbeendeterminedbyasinglebook.Thebookswhichwereadearlyinlifearethosewhichinfluenceusmost.(书籍对年轻人是重要的.许多人生活趋势是好是坏,是成功还是失败,是由一本书决定的.童年读的书对我们影响最大.)
Thegreatestadvantageofbooksdoesn’talwayscomefromwhatwerememberofthem,butfromtheirsuggestiveness.Agoodbooklikeagoodfriendoftenservestowakeupourlatentpossibilities.Weoftenfindinbookswhatwethoughtandfelt,whichwewishwecouldexpressourselves.(书籍的最大益处并非总是来自我们记住的内容,而来自于书的启迪.一本好书就象好朋友时常激发我们潜在的能力.我们时常在书中发现自己所想和所感的东西.)
Weformmanyofouropinionsfromourfavoritebooks.Thebestbooksarethosewhichhaveawonderfulpower,andwhichstirustomakethemostofourselvesandouropportunities.(我们许多想法都来自于我们特别喜爱的书籍.最好的书是那些具有奇异力量的书,是激励我们充分发挥自己的才能并充分利用机遇的书.)
Emersonhadthreerulesforreading:neverreadabookthatisnotayearold;neverreadanybutfamousbooks;neverreadabookyoudonotlike.(爱默生有三条读书规则:决不读问世不到一年的书;决不读不著名的书;决不读自己不喜欢的书.)
Whateveryouread,readwithenthusiasm,withenergy,readwiththewholemind,ifyouwouldincreaseyourmentalstature.(如果你想提高精神境界,那么不论你读什么,你都要满怀热情、精力充沛地阅读,一心一意地阅读.)
Tocarryabookwithyouwhereveryougoisoldadviceandgoodadvice.(无论你到什么地方,都随身带一本书,这是古老的忠告,也是有益的忠告.)
李仲辉
2019-06-10 23:54:44
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