读书的乐趣The Pleasure of Reading（1/2）
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1. avaible [?veil?bl] adj. 可用的，可得到的
2. separate [sep?rit] adj. 不同的，个别的；单独的
3. literature [lit?rit??] n. 文学，文学作品
4. treasure [tre??] n. 金银财宝; 宝藏；贵重物品；不可多得的人才
5. geion [,d?en?rei??n] n. 同时代的人，一代
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人类世世代代的聪明才智，以及几百年来愉悦人们的故事，都可以轻松实惠地从书中获得。不过，读者必须懂得利用知识，进而获得最大收益。世上最不幸的人就是那些从未体会过阅读佳作所带来的快乐的人。
读书是一种思维享受，有点儿像体育运动。善于读书的人需要强烈的求知欲、丰富的知识和敏捷的反应。读书之所以是一种乐趣，并不在于作者告诉你什么，而是因为读书使你积极思考。在作者的引导下，你的想象任意驰骋，甚至超越作者的想象。对比作者的经历，你会得出自己的结论，也许相同，也许相悖，而随着你对作者思想的理解，你也会变得越来越深刻。
每一部书都独自存在，犹如独户房子。而图书馆的书籍则像城市中的建筑。尽管它们各成一体，但共同构成一个整体。不仅它们之间相互关联，而且也与其他城市相互联系。相同或相近的看法会在不同的地方出现。文学作品中反映的就是人们生活中经常出现的事情，但在不同时期作者的处理大相径庭。书籍之间也相互影响，它们传承过去，体现现在，预测将来，相互联系，代代相传，形同各个家族。不管你从何时读起，都会有一种观点与你相符。长远来看，你不仅从书中了解世界，体验别人的生活，也会认识你自己。
只有你诚心读书，阅读才会成为一种乐趣。假如你读的是别人认为“该”读的书，你很可能觉得索然无味。假如你放下自己不喜欢的书，另试一本，直到发现自己觉得有意义的书，然后轻松地读下去，你肯定会感到心情畅快。假如你因阅读而变得更加高尚、聪明、善良和文雅，读书就不再是一种负担了。
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