1 The Delights of Reading 读书之乐Books are to mankind what memory is to the individual. They contain the history of our race, the discoveries we have made, the accumulated knowledge and experience of ages； they picture for us the marvels and beauties of nature, help us in our difficulties, comfort us in sorrow and in suffering, change hours of weariness into moments of delight, store our minds with ideas, fill them with good and happy thoughts, and lift us out of and above ourselves.There is an oriental story of two men: one was a king, who every night dreamt he was a beggar; the other was a beggar, who every night dreamt he was a prince and lived in a palace. I am not sure that the king had very much the best of it. Imagination is sometimes more vivid than reality. But, however this may be, when we read we may not only (if we wish it) be kings and live in palaces, but, what is far better, we may transport ourselves to the mountains or the seashore, and visit the most beautiful parts of the earth, without fatigue, inconvenience, or expense.Macaulay had wealth and fame, rank and power, and yet he tells us in his biography that he owed the happiest hours of his life to books. In a charming letter to a little girl, he says, “Thank you for your very pretty letter. I am always glad to make my little girl happy, and nothing pleases me so much as to see that she likes books, for when she is as old as I am, she will find that they are better than all the tarts and cakes, toys and plays, and sights in the world. If any one would make me the greatest king that ever lived, with palaces and gardens and fine dinners, and wines and coaches, and beautiful clothes, and hundreds of servants, on condition that I should not read books, I would not be a king. I would rather be a poor man in a garret with plenty of books than a king who did not love reading.”Precious and priceless are the blessings which the books scatter around our daily paths. We walk, in imagination, with the noblest spirits, through the most sublime and enchanting regions.Without stirring from our firesides we may roam to the most remote regions of the earth, or soar into realms where Spensers shapes of unearthly beauty flock to meet us, where Miltons angels peal in our ears the choral hymns of paradise. Science, art, literature, philosophy—all that man has thought, all that man has done—the experience that has been bought with the sufferings of hundred generations—all are garnered up for us in the world of books. by Sir John Lubbock
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1The Delights of Reading/读书之乐 2The Golden August/金色的八月 3Harmony Itself Is Beauty/和谐即美 4A Growth of Seasons/季节的成长 5A Tree of Knowledge/知识之树 6The Man on His Way Up the Ladder/阶梯攀爬人 7Words to Live By/人生箴言 8Hero/英雄 9The Road Not Taken/未走的路 10Work and Man/劳动和人 11Companionship of Books/与书结伴 12Who Are We?/我们是谁？ 13Annabel Lee/安娜贝尔·李 14Railways Are Still Alive/火车依旧风光 15Bill Gates 11 Rules/比尔·盖茨的11条准则 16The Two Roads/两条路 17The Story of the Gettysburg Address/葛底斯堡演说的故事 18Reflections on Life/人生感悟 19Lucky Dates/吉日 20True Friendship/真正的友谊 21A Glimpse of Man/人类之一瞥 22Twenty Key Elements of Happiness/幸福的20个要素 23Friendship/友谊 24Instructions for Life/生活的准则 25Man/人 26Gossip/闲话 27The Paradox of Our Times/悖谬的时代 28Learn from Animals/向动物学习 29The Passage of Life/生命的历程 30The Wholeness of Life/完整的人生 31The Art of Pleasing/取悦的艺术 32On Reading/谈读书 33Because You Love Me/因为你爱我 34Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening/雪夜驻足林边 35Forgive for Good/学会宽恕 36The Seasons of Life/生命的季节 37Prayer for My Mother/为母亲祈祷 38Two Types of People/两种人 39The Blessing of Father Time/时间老人的祝福 40Positive Thinking and Negative Thinking/积极思维和消 极思维 41Life Is a Bottle of Rocks/生活是一瓶石头 42Fashion/时髦 43Impulses/冲动 44A Life Pen/一支生命的笔 45Life Is a Doityourself Project/生活是一项为自己打造 的工程 46A Womans Tears/女人的眼泪 47The Real Meaning of Peace/平静的真正含义 48The Doer of Deeds/有所作为者 49Happiness/幸福 50The Lesson of the Bamboo Trees/竹子的启示 51History and Epic Poetry/历史和史诗 52Losers/失败者 53Winners/成功者 54Famous Failures/成名的失败 55Truth/真理 56Why Does Anyone Want Fame?/人为什么要追求声誉？ 57A Genuine Book/真正的书 58Once in a Lifetime/一生一世 59Autumn（Ⅰ）/秋天（一） 60Autumn（Ⅱ）/秋天（二） 61Three Passions/三种激情 62Song/歌 63From This Moment On/从这一刻起 64The Astonishing World/奇妙的世界 65Purpose of Life/生活的目标 66How to Read a Good Book/怎样读一本好书 67The Past/往昔 68What Is Happiness?/什么是幸福？ 69The Lake Isle of Innisfree/茵纳斯弗利岛 70The Birth of Life/生命的诞生 71The Monster/怪才 72Things Can Only Get Better/只会越来越好 73On the Mount/山顶布道 74The Counsel of the Wise/智者的忠告 75The Rose/玫瑰 76Bovine and Human Happiness/牛与人的幸福感 77Go into the Wilderness/去旷野 78Possibility Thinking/一切皆有可能 79The Man in Old Age/人生之暮年 80Dawn on the Mississippi/密西西比河上的黎明 81The Lake and Hills after the Rainstorm/湖山雨后 82The Art of Living/生活的艺术 83Messages from God/上帝的教诲 84Being Fearless/无所畏惧 85Hiking in the Dark/在黑暗中步行 86The Singer of Life/生命的歌手 87SelfReliance/依靠自己 88Im Your Angel/我是你的天使 89The Value of Intuition/直觉的价值 90Mothers Influence/母亲的影响 91Eulogy for a Dog/狗的赞歌 92Act Your Part Well/扮演好自己的角色 93Time/时光 94Health/健康 95Its Foolish to Criticize/不该苛责 96The Pleasures of Learning/学习之乐 97The Pursuit of Happiness/追求幸福 98Think for Ourselves/独立思考 99Nine Rules to Live By/生活的9条准则 100Love Your Life/热爱生活 101Profits of Praise/赞美的益处 102The Road of Science/科学之路 103Nostalgia/怀旧 104The Old Cottages/古老的农舍 105If I Were a Boy Again/假如我又回到童年 106The Way to Be Happy/幸福之路 107The Awesome You/卓越的你 108Glories of the Storm/辉煌壮丽的暴风雨
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