英語(yǔ)美文摘抄"以書(shū)為伴"

　　By Samuel Smiles

　　A man may usually be known by the books he reads as well as by the company he keeps; for there is a companionship of books as well as of men; and one should always live in the best company, whether it be of books or of men.

　　通?？匆粋€(gè)人可知道他的為人,以及所閱讀的書(shū)物以類(lèi)聚,因?yàn)橛幸粋€(gè)人為伴,也有人以書(shū)為伴,朋友,我們都應(yīng)該以最好的陪伴,無(wú)論是書(shū)友還是的人。

　　A good book may be among the best of friends. It is the same today that it always was, and it will never change. It is the most patient and cheerful of companions. It does not turn its back upon us in times of adversity or distress. It always receives us with the same kindness; amusing and instructing us in youth, and comforting and consoling us in age.

　　一本好書(shū)就像是一個(gè)最好的朋友。它始終不渝,過(guò)去如此,現(xiàn)在仍然如此,永遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)改變。它是最有耐心、最令人愉快的伴侶。它不背棄我們臨到我們身處逆境,還是痛苦。它友善款待我們﹐始終如一很有趣,也教導(dǎo)我們,在青年時(shí)死亡、與慰解我們的年齡。

　　Men often discover their affinity to each other by the mutual love they have for a book just as two persons sometimes discover a friend by the admiration which both entertain for a third. There is an old proverb, ‘Love me, love my dog.” But there is more wisdom in this:” Love me, love my book.” The book is a truer and higher bond of union. Men can think, feel, and sympathize with each other through their favorite author. They live in him together, and he in them.

　　男人經(jīng)常發(fā)現(xiàn)彼此之間親密無(wú)間的相互愛(ài)為一本書(shū)正如兩個(gè)人有時(shí)發(fā)現(xiàn)朋友共同仰慕另外一人而為娛樂(lè)的三分之一。古諺說(shuō):“愛(ài)我,也愛(ài)我的狗。”但有更多的智慧在這個(gè):“愛(ài)我,愛(ài)我的書(shū)。”這本書(shū)是真實(shí)和高雅的聯(lián)系紐帶。人們能思考、感覺(jué)和彼此同情通過(guò)他們最喜愛(ài)的作家。他們住在他里面、他也住在一起。