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1、ThePleasureofReading读书的乐趣Allthewisdomoftheages,allthestoriesthathavedelightedmankindforcenturies,areeasilyandcheaplyavailabletoallofuswithinthecoversofbooks—butwemustknowhowtoavailourselvesofthistreasureandhowtogetthemostofit.人类历来的聪明才智,世世代代所喜欢的故事,人人皆可从书本里获得,既方便又经济——但我们必须懂得如何利用这些宝藏
2、,懂得如何才能从中获益最多Iammostinterestedinpeople,inmeetingthemandfindingoutaboutthem.SomeofthemostremarkablepeopleI’vemetexistedonlyinawriter’simagination,thenonthepagesofhisbook,andthen,again,inmyimagination.I’vefoundinbooksnewfriends,newsocieties,newworlds.我对人特感兴趣,喜欢与人交往,了解人。我所认识的最了不起的人中,
3、有些起先只存在于作者的想像之中,继而出现在他的书中,最后又活跃在我的想象之中。我从书中找到了新的朋友,新的社交圈子,新的世界。IfIaminterestedinpeople,othersareinterestednotsomuchinwhoasinhow.Whointhebooksincludeseverybodyfromscience-fictionsupermantwohundredcenturiesinthefutureallthewaybacktothefirstfiguresinhistoryhowcoverseverythingfromthei
4、ngeniousexplanationsofSherlockHolmes1tothediscoveriesofscienceandwaysofteachingmannerstochildren.Readingisapleasureofthemind,whichmeansthatitisalittlelikeasport:youreagernessandknowledgeandquicknessmakeyouagoodreader.Readingisfun,notbecausethewriteristellingyousomething,butbecause
5、itmakesyourmindwork.Yourownimaginationworksalongwiththeauthor’sorevengoesbeyondhis.Yourexperience,comparedwithhis,bringsyoutothesameordifferentconclusions,andyourideasdevelopasyouunderstandhis.如果说我感兴趣的是人,别人感兴趣的与其说是人不如说是事。书中的人,从史书上记载的第一批伟人,到街头科幻小说中描写的两万年后的超人,形形色色无所不包。书中的事,从福尔摩斯的神妙剖
6、析,到科学的种种发现,到如何教育儿童懂得礼貌,五花八门无所不有。阅读是心智的乐事,颇有点像运动:心情热切、知识丰富、思维敏捷才能造就一个好的读者。读书之所以有趣,不是由于作者告诉了你什么,而是由于读书促使你思考。你的想象与作者的想象一道展开,甚至超过作者的想象。你的经验与作者的经验相比较,使你得出与作者相同的或不同的结论,而你在了解作者思想的同时便形成了自己的思想。Everybookstandsbyitself,likeaone-familylouse,butbooksinalibraryarelikehousesinacity.Althoughtheya
7、reseparate,togethertheyalladduptosomething;theyareconnectedwitheachotherandwithothercities.Thesameideas,orrelatedones,turnupindifferentplaces;thehumanproblemsthatrepeatthemselvesinliferepeatthemselvesinliterature,butwithdifferentsolutionsaccordingtodifferentwritingsatdifferenttime
8、s.单独一本书犹如一个独家小院,但汇集到图书馆则好似城市中的千家万