Companionship of Books

题目

Companionship of Books
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.
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.
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 ea

答案

1.A man may usually be known by the books he reads as well as by the company he keeps 一个人往往会通过所读的书和所交的友而被人所了解.
2.amusing and instructing us in youth,and comforting and consoling us in age.（很好的排比）在年轻时,给予我们欢乐与指引；在年老时,给予我们安慰与慰藉.
3.‘Love me,love my dog’爱屋及乌
4.They live in him together,and he in them.他们融入他的灵魂,他遨游于他们的世界
5.Books possess an essence of immortality.书籍带着一种不朽的本质.
6.Time is of no account with great thoughts 时间对于伟大的思想并不起作用.
7.Books introduce us into the best society; they bring us into the presence of the greatest minds that have ever lived.书将我们引进了一个完美的世界并带领我们身临最伟大的思想.
8.The great and good do not die,even in this world.即使在如今的社会,伟大与美好永远都不会消失.