Para1.Youknowyouhavetoreadbetweenthelinestogetthemostoutofanything.Iwanttopersuadeyoutodosomethingequallyimportantinthecourseofyourreading.你知道读书要“深入字里行间”,以求最充分的理解。我劝你在读书过程中做一件同样重要的事情。persuadesb.todosth.说服某人去做某事Howtomarkabook怎么在书上做标记Para2Youshouldn'tmarkupabookwhichisn'tyours.Librarians(oryourfriends)wholendyoubooksexpectyoutokeepthemclean,andyoushould.IfyoudecidethatIamrightabouttheusefulnessofmarkingbooks,youwillhavetobuythem.你不应该在不是你自己的书上做记号。借给你书的图书管理员(或你的朋友)希望你保持书的整洁,再说你也应该这样做。如果你认为我说的在书上做记号颇有益处这番话是对的话,你就得自己买书。Para3Therearetwowaysinwhichonecanownabook.Thefirstisthepropertyrightyouestablishbypayingforit,justasyoupayforclothesandfurniture.Butthisactofpurchaseisonlythepreludetopossession.Fullownershipcomesonlywhenyouhavemadeitapartofyourself,andthebestwaytomakeyourselfapartofitisbywritinginit.。一个人拥有书的方法有两种,第一种是花钱取得财产所有权,就像你花钱买衣服和家具一样。但花钱买书只是占有它的前奏。只有在你将它化为你自己的一部分之后,你才完全占有了它。而把你自己变为书的一部分的最好方法就是在书中写字。•Anillustrationmaymakethepointclear.Youbuyabeefsteakandtransferitfromthebutcher'siceboxtoyourown.Butyoudonotownthebeefsteakinthemostimportantsenseuntilyouconsumeitandgetitintoyourbloodstream.Iamarguingthatbooks,too,mustbeabsorbedinyourbloodstreamtodoyouanygood.打个比方也许可以把这一点说清楚。你买下一块牛排,把它从肉铺的冰箱里转移到你的冰箱中。但从最重要的意义上来说,你还没有占有它,除非你吃下它并将它吸收进你的血液之中。我的论点是,书的营养也只有在被吸收进你的血液中时,才能对你有所裨益。Para4•Therearethreekindsofbookowners.Thefirsthasallthestandardsetsandbest-sellers--unread,untouched.(Thisindividualownswood-pulpandink,notbooks.)书籍拥有者可以分为三种。第一种人藏有全部标准的成套书和畅销书——既没有读过,也没有碰过。(这位占有的只是纸浆和油墨,而不是书。)•Thesecondhasagreatmanybooks--afewofthemreadthrough,mostofthemdippedinto,butallofthemascleanandshinyasthedaytheywerebought.(Thispersonwouldprobablyliketomakebookshisown,butisrestrainedbyafalserespectfortheirphysicalappearance.)第二种人藏书很多——有几本从头至尾读过,大部分浅尝辄止,但全都跟新买时一样整洁光亮。(此君很可能想使书真的为其所有,但因错误地过分关注书籍的外观而裹足不前。)agreatmany+复数名词许多…•Thethirdhasafewbooksormany--everyoneofthemdog-earedanddilapidated,shakenandloosenedbycontinualuse,markedandscribbledinfromfronttoback.第三种人藏书或多或少——因不断使用,每本书都弄成书角卷起,破旧不堪,装订破损,书页松散,全书从扉页至末页画满了记号,涂满了字句。Para5•Whyismarkingupabookindispensabletoreading?First,itkeepsyouawake.(AndIdon'tmeanmerelyconscious;Imeanwideawake.)为什么在书上做记号对阅读是必不可少的呢?首先,它会使你保持清醒。(我不是仅仅指它让你神志清醒;我的意思是它能使你全神贯注。)•Inthesecondplace,reading,ifitisactive,isthinking,andthinkingtendstoexpressitselfinwords,spokenorwritten.Themarkedbookisusuallythethought-throughbook.其次,如果阅读是一种能动的行为,那么它就是思考,而思考常常需借助口头的或书面的语言来表达。作了记号的书,通常是读者认真思考过的书。tendto往往会…,倾向于•Finally,writinghelpsyourememberthethoughtsyouhad,orthethoughtstheauthorexpressed.最后,写可以帮助你记住你阅读时的思想,或作者所表达的思想。Para6•Ifreadingistoaccomplishanythingmorethanpassingtime,itmustbeactive.youcan'tletyoureyesglideacrossthelinesofabookandcomeupwithanunderstandingofwhatyouhaveread.如果阅读的目的不仅仅是消磨时间,那就应该是一种积极的思维活动。仅仅让你的眼睛在书上扫视一遍,你就不可能对所读的内容有所理解。comeupwith提出•Nowanordinarypieceoflightfiction,like,say,GonewiththeWind,doesn'trequirethemostactivekindofreading.Thebooksyoureadforpleasurecanbereadinastateofrelaxation,andnothingislost.当然,一部普通的消遣小说,譬如说《飘》,并不需要那种最积极的思维式的阅读。作为消遣的书,可以轻松地读而不会有所失。Butagreatbook,richinideasandbeauty,abookthatraisesandtriestoanswergreatfundamentalquestions,demandsthemostactivereadingofwhichyouarecapable.但一本思想丰富、文字华美,试图提出带根本性的重大问题并加以回答的伟大著作,则要求你尽可能地进行最积极的阅读。berichin富含becapableof能承担