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Aborrowedbookislikeaguestthehoe;ittbetreatedwithpunctilioness,withacertaeforality.Youtseethatitstasnodaage;ittnotsufferwhileunderyourroof.Youotleaveitcarelessly,youotarkit,youotturndownthepages,youoteitfailiarly.
Butyourownbooksbelongtoyou;youtreatthewiththataffeatetiacythatannihitesforality.Booksarefore,notforshow;youshouldownnobookthatyouareafraidtoarkup,orafraidtopthetable,wideopenandfacedown.Agoodreasonffavoritepassagesbooksisthatthispractiablesyoutoreberoreeasilythesignif?itsaygstorefertothequickly.
Everyoneshouldbegllectgaprivatelibraryyouth.Oneshouldhaveone’sownbookshelves,whichshouldnothavedssdows,orkeys;theyshouldbefreeandaessibletothehandaswellastotheeye.Thebestofuralderationsisbooks;theyareorevariedlorandappearahananyaper,theyareoreattractivedesign,andtheyhavethepriadvantageofbegseparatepersonalities,sothatifyousitaloheroothef?irelight,youaresurroundedwithtiatefriends.Theknowledgethattheyaretherepviewisbothstiutgandrefreshg.Youdonothavetoreadtheall.Mostofydoorlifeisspentaroontagsixthoandbooks;andIhaveastoswertothevariablequestionthatesfrers.“Haveyoureadallofthesebooks?”“Sooftheice.”Thisreplyisbothtrueandued.Booksareofthepeople,bythepeople,forthepeople.Literatureistheiortalpartofhistory;itisthebestandostendurgpartofpersonality.Butbook-friendshavethisadvantageoverlivgfriends;youenjoytheosttrulyaristocraticsocietytheworldwheneveryouwantit.Thegreatdeadarebeyondourphysicalreach,andthegreatlivgareuallyalostasaessible;asforourpersonalfriendsandacquatances,youotalwaysseethe.Perhapstheyareasleep,orawayonajourney.Butaprivatelibrary,youatanyontnversewithSocratesorShakespeareorCarlyleorDuasorDisorShaworBarriealsworthy.Andthereisnodoubtthatthesebooksyouseethesenattheirbest.TheywroteforYOU.They“idtheselvesout”.Theydidtheirultiatebesttoeayou,toakeafavorableipression.Youarenecessarytotheasanaudienceistoanactor;onlysteadofseegtheasked,youlooktotheirostheartofhearts.The“realCharlesDis”ishisnovels,nothisdressg-roo.
借来的书,就如同家里的客人,一定要谨小慎微地以礼相待,让它在你保管期间毫发无损。你不能将它随便乱扔,不能在上面涂抹刻画,不能把书页折卷,不能随心所欲地用它。
但是,你的书归自己所有,大可不必拘于形式,可与之亲密接触。书是供人使用的,而非用来展示的。你不必担心在书上涂得乱糟糟的,也不必担心把书打开扣在桌面上会对书有什么损伤。将你喜爱的篇章在书中标注出来,这样很容易让你记住名句,迅速地在大脑中翻阅。
人人都应在年少时就开始藏书,构建自己的私人图书馆。每个人都应有一个属于自己的无门、无窗、无锁的书架,里面的书能一览无余,伸手可及。墙壁装饰应首选书籍;与墙纸相比,它们色彩纷呈,外观多样,更能吸引人们的眼球。其最大的优点是,拥有“个性”,因此,若你一个人坐在家中的火炉旁,便会有被一群亲密友伴包围的感觉。一想到知识近在咫尺,你就会兴奋不已,精神备增。你无须将所有书都读一遍。我的大多数室内时光都消耗在书房里,那里藏书六千册。我已准备好了如何回答来客千篇一律的问题:“所有的书你都读过吗?”“有些读了两遍。”这个答案是事实且令人感到意外。书乃民有、民治、民享之物。
文学是历史中不朽的章节,是拥有最优秀、最恒久个性的部分。与书为伴要比与人为伴更有优势。如果你愿意,可随时体验世界上最真实的贵族社会的生活。我们无法见到逝去的伟人,也无缘结识活着的伟人。即使亲朋好友,也不能时常相见。他们也许在安睡,也许在旅途中。然而,在自己的图书馆里,你可随时与苏格拉底、莎士比亚、卡莱尔、大小仲马、狄更斯或萧伯纳、巴里、高尔斯华绥等人交谈。显然,你可以从书中看到这些人最优秀的一面。他们为你而写,淋漓尽致地展示自己,取悦你,希望留给你一个美好的印象。对他们来说,你的重要性有如观众之于演员,只不过,你看到的并非一张伪饰的脸,而是他们发自内心深处的东西。“真正的狄更斯”体现在他的小说里,而非他的更衣室中。
记忆填空
1.Booksarefor,notforshow;youshouldownnothatyouareafraidtoarkup,orafraidtopthe,wideopenandfacedown.Agoodffavoritepassagesbooksisthatthispractiablesyoutorebereasilythesignif?itsaygstorefertothe.
2.Theknowledgethattheyaretherepviewisbothstiutgandrefreshg.Youdonothavetotheall.Mostofydoorisspentaroontagsixthoandbooks;andIhaveastocktothevariablequestionthatesstrangers.
佳句翻译
1.你不能将它随便乱扔,不能在上面涂抹刻画,不能把书页折卷,不能随心所欲地用它。
2.一想到知识近在咫尺,你就会兴奋不已,精神备增。
3.他们为你而写,淋漓尽致地展示自己,取悦你,希望留给你一个美好的印象。
短语应用
1.Youtseethatitstasnodaage;ittnotsufferwhileunderyourroof.
underyourroof:归你管辖,在你麾下
2.Youarenecessarytotheasanaudienceistoanactor;onlysteadofseegtheasked,youlooktotheirostheartofhearts.
as...to...:犹如……之于……