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美联英语提供：Companionship of Books - 以书为伴两分钟做个小测试，看看你的英语水平/test/kuaisu.aspx?tid=16-73675-0A 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 each other through their favorite author. They live in him together, and he in them.A good book is often the best urn of a life enshrining the best that life could think out; for the world of a man’s life is, for the most part, but the world of his thoughts. Thus the best books are treasuries of good words, the golden thoughts, which, remembered and cherished, become our constant companions and comforters.Books possess an essence of immortality. They are by far the most lasting products of human effort. Temples and statues decay, but books survive. Time is of no account with great thoughts, which are as fresh today as when they first passed through their author’s minds, ages ago. What was then said and thought still speaks to us as vividly as ever from the printed page. The only effect of time have been to sift out the bad products; for nothing in literature can long survive e but what is really good.Books introduce us into the best society; they bring us into the presence of the greatest minds that have ever lived. We hear what they said and did; we see the as if they were really alive; we sympathize with them, enjoy with them, grieve with them; their experience becomes ours, and we feel as if we were in a measure actors with them in the scenes which they describe.The great and good do not die, even in this world. Embalmed in books, their spirits walk abroad. The book is a living voice. It is an intellect to which on stilllistens.通常看一个读些什么书就可知道他的为人，就像看他同什么人交往就可知道他的为人一样，因为有人以人为伴，也有人以书为伴。

companionship of books
书籍提供了一种美妙的伴侣关系，提供了一个探索世界、发现新观点、与有
趣的人物建立关系、从日常生活中逃离的机会。

阅读是一个结交新朋友的好方法，可以在舒适安全的家中感受到。

书籍提供了另一种看待生活的角度，可以帮助我们应对困难的情绪。

它们可以提供一种安慰，让我们逃离负面情绪、无聊和孤独。

书籍将我们带到不同的地方，让我们在安全受到保护的环境中体验新的文化、不同的生活方式和人们。

从学习历史到探索奇幻故事，书籍可以帮助我们发现更多关于自己和我们所生活的世界的知识。

书中所爱的角色和故事也可以形成持久的伴侣关系，为我们提供安慰和理解。

以书为伴（中英文对译）通常看一个读些什么书就可知道他的为人，就像看他同什么人交往就可知道他的为人一样，因为有人以人为伴，也有人以书为伴。

无论是书友还是朋友，我们都应该以最好的为伴。

好书就像是你最好的朋友。

它始终不渝，过去如此，现在如此，将来也永远不变。

它是最有耐心，最令人愉悦的伴侣。

在我们穷愁潦倒，临危遭难时，它也不会抛弃我们，对我们总是一如既往地亲切。

在我们年轻时，好书陶冶我们的性情，增长我们的知识；到我们年老时，它又给我们以慰藉和勉励。

人们常常因为喜欢同一本书而结为知已，就像有时两个人因为敬慕同一个人而成为朋友一样。

有句古谚说道：“爱屋及屋。

”其实“爱我及书”这句话蕴涵更多的哲理。

书是更为真诚而高尚的情谊纽带。

人们可以通过共同喜爱的作家沟通思想，交流感情，彼此息息相通，并与自己喜欢的作家思想相通，情感相融。

好书常如最精美的宝器，珍藏着人生的思想的精华，因为人生的境界主要就在于其思想的境界。

因此，最好的书是金玉良言和崇高思想的宝库，这些良言和思想若铭记于心并多加珍视，就会成为我们忠实的伴侣和永恒的慰藉。

书籍具有不朽的本质，是为人类努力创造的最为持久的成果。

寺庙会倒坍，神像会朽烂，而书却经久长存。

对于伟大的思想来说，时间是无关紧要的。

多年前初次闪现于作者脑海的伟大思想今日依然清新如故。

时间惟一的作用是淘汰不好的作品，因为只有真正的佳作才能经世长存。

书籍介绍我们与最优秀的人为伍，使我们置身于历代伟人巨匠之间，如闻其声，如观其行，如见其人，同他们情感交融，悲喜与共，感同身受。

我们觉得自己仿佛在作者所描绘的舞台上和他们一起粉墨登场。

即使在人世间，伟大杰出的人物也永生不来。

他们的精神被载入书册，传于四海。

书是人生至今仍在聆听的智慧之声，永远充满着活力。

Companionship of BooksA 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 each other through their favorite author. They live in him together, and he in them.A good book is often the best urn of a life enshrining the best that life could think out; for the world of a man’s life is, for the most part, but the world of his thoughts. Thus the best books are treasuries of good words, the golden thoughts, which, remembered and cherished, become our constant companions and comforters.Books possess an essence of immortality. They are by far themost lasting products of human effort. Temples and statues decay, but books survive. Time is of no account with great thoughts, which are as fresh today as when they first passed through their author’s minds, ages ago. What was then said and thought still speaks to us as vividly as ever from the printed page. The only effect of time have been to sift out the bad products; for nothing in literature can long survive e but what is really good.Books introduce us into the best society; they bring us into the presence of the greatest minds that have ever lived. We hear what they said and did; we see the as if they were really alive; we sympathize with them, enjoy with them, grieve with them; their experience becomes ours, and we feel as if we were in a measure actors with them in the scenes which they describe.The great and good do not die, even in this world. Embalmed in books, their spirits walk abroad. The book is a living voice. It is an intellect to which on still listens.。

Companionship of BooksSamuel SmilesA 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/吸引力to each other by the mutual live 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 tighter, and he in them.A good book is often the best urn/容器of a life enshrining/珍藏the best that life could think out; for the world of a man’s life is, for the most part, but the world of his thoughts. Thus the best books are treasuries of good words, the golden thoughts, which, remembered and cherished, become ourconstant companions and comforters.Books possess an essence of immortality. They are by far the most lasting products of human effort. Temples and statues decay, but books survive. Time is of no account with great thoughts, which are as fresh today as when they first passed through their author’s minds, ages ago. What was then said and thought still speaks to us as vividly as ever from the printed page. The only effect of time has been to sift/剔出out the bad products; for nothing in literature can long survive but what is really good.Books introduce us into the best society; they bring us into the presence of the greatest minds that have ever lived. We hear what they said and did; we see them as if they were really alive; we sympathize with them, enjoy with them, grieve with them; their experience becomes ours, and we feel as if we were, in a measure, actors with them in scenes which they describe. The great and good do not die, even in his world. Embalmed/铭记in books, their spirits walk abroad. The book is a living voice. It is an intellect to which one still listens.以书为伴通常看一个日读些什么书就可知道他的为人，就像看他同什么人交往就可知道他的为人一样，因为有人以人为伴，也有人以书为伴。

作者：Samuel Smiles 塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯（1812-1904）是英国19世纪伟大的道德学家、著名的社会改革家和脍炙人口的散文随笔作家。

丰富的人生阅历为他观察人性的优劣、成败得失和创作打下了非常坚实的功底。

塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯一生写过20多部著作，其中最受人喜爱的是有关人生成功与幸福、有关良知、信仰、道德、自由与责任等领域的随笔作品，这方面最著名的有：《自己拯救自己》、《品格的力量》、《金钱与人生》和《人生的职责》。

这些作品所蕴含的思想对世界许多国家道德文明的发展产生了巨大的影响。

Companionship of BooksSamuel SmilesA 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 themost 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 each 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 ofunion. Men can think, feel, and sympathize with each other through their favorite author. They live in him together, and he inthem.A good book is often the best urn of a life enshrining the best that life could think out; for the world of a man’s life is, forthe most part, but the world of his thoughts. Thus the best books are treasuries of good words, the golden thoughts, which,remembered and cherished, become our constant companions and comforters.Books possess an essence of immortality. They are by far the most lasting products of human effort. T emples and statues decay, but books survive. Time is of no account with great thoughts, which are as fresh today as when they first passed throughtheir author’s minds, ages ago. What was then said and thought still speaks to us as vividly as ever from the printed page. The only effect of time have been to sift out the bad products; for nothing in literature can long survive but what is really good.Books introduce us into the best society, they bring us into the presence of the greatest minds that have ever lived. Wehear what they said and did; we see them as if they were really alive; we sympathize with them, enjoy with them, grieve withthem; their experience becomes ours, and we feel as if we were in a measure actors with them in the scenes which theydescribe.The great and good do not die even in this world. Embalmed in books, their spirits walk abroad. The book is a living voice. It is an intellect to which one still listens.以书为伴书如同人，皆可成为伴侣；读其书，如同读其人；同样，观其朋友，也如同观其人。

Companionship of BooksA 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 each other through their favorite author. They live in him together，and he in them.A good book is often the best urn of a life enshrining the best that life could think out；for the world of a man…s life is，for the most part，but the world of his thoughts. Thus the best books are treasuries of good words，the golden thoughts，which，remembered and cherished，become our constant companions and comforters.Books possess an essence of immortality. They are by far the most lasting products of human effort. Temples and statues decay，but books survive. Time is of no account with great thoughts，which are as fresh today as when they first passed through their author…s minds，ages ago. What was then said and thought still speaks to us as vividly as ever from the printed page. The only effect of time have been to sift out the bad products；for nothing in literature can long survive e but what is really good.Books introduce us into the best society；they bring us into the presence of the greatest minds that have ever lived. We hear what they said and did；we see the as if they were really alive；we sympathize with them，enjoy with them，grieve with them；their experience becomes ours，and we feel as if we were in a measure actors with them in the scenes which they describe.The great and good do not die，even in this world. Embalmed in books，their spirits walk abroad. The book is a living voice. It is an intellect to which on still listens.以书为伴通常看一个读些什么书就可知道他的为人，就像看他同什么人交往就可知道他的为人一样，因为有人以人为伴，也有人以书为伴。

Companionship of Books - 以书为伴我们往往先知其书知其友然后在知其人，要与书为伴同样也要与人为伴，要生活在良书益友之中，书如此人亦如此。

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.读良书交益友，以前如此如今亦是如此，道理恒古不变。

书是最具耐心而欢快的伴侣，在逆境与危难中永不会背叛我们，仁慈以对，年幼愉悦而指引，年长宽慰而勉励。

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 th is:” 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.人通常是因为共同喜爱一本书而彼此产生爱意，就像是两个人同时欣赏一个朋友一样。

CompanionshipofBooks书友A good book may be among the best of friends. It is the same today as it always was, and it will never change. It is the most patient and cheerful of companions. It does not turn its back upon3 us in times of adversity4 or distress5. It always receives us with the same kindness, amusing6 and instructing us in youth, and comforting and consoling7 us in age.Books possess an essence of immortality8. They are by far9 the most lasting products of human effort. Temples and statues10 decay11, but books survive. Time is of no account with great thoughts, which are as fresh today as when they first passed through12 their author’s minds ages ago. What was then said and thought still speaks to us as vividly13 as ever from the printed page. The only effect of time has been to sift out14 the bad products; for nothing in literature can long survive but what is really good.Books introduce us into the best society; they bring us into the presence of the greatest minds that have ever lived. We hear what they said and did; we see them as if they were really alive; we sympathize with15 them, enjoy with them, grieve with them; their experience becomes ours, and we feel as if we were, in a measure16, actors with them in the scenes17 which they describe.The great and good do not die even in this world. Embalmed18 in books, their spirits walk abroad. The book is a living voice. It is an intellect19 to which one still listens. Hence20 we ever remain under the influence of the great men of old. The imperial21 intellects of the world are as much alive now as they were ages ago.从一个人交什么朋友，你能够了解他的为人。

Companionship of books第一段A man may usually be known by the books he reads as well as by the company he keeps; （正如观其友知其人一样，观其书也能知其人）For there is a companionship of books as well as of men; （书籍就像人类的朋友一样）And one should always live in the best company,whether it be of books or of men.（无论是书还是朋友，人都应该挑选最好的为伴）第二段A good book may be among the best of friends.（读一好书犹如交一挚友）It is the same today that it always was,and it will never change.（它始终不渝，永不改变）It is the most patient and cheerful of companions.（它是最有耐心、最令人愉悦的伴侣）It does not turn its back upon us in times of adversity or distress.（在我们穷愁潦倒、临危遭难时，它也不会抛弃我们）It always receives us with the same kindness;（它对我们总是一如既往地亲切）Amusing and instructing us in youth,and comforting and consoling us in age.（在我们年轻时，好书陶冶我们的性情，增长我们的长寿计算器到我们老年时，它又给我们慰藉和勉励）第三段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.（人们常常因为对同一本书的喜爱而互相倾心，就如同两个人经常因为对同一个人的倾慕而成为知己）There is an old proverb,"Love me,love my dog."（有句古谚语说道：“爱乌及乌。

书的陪伴Companionship of BooksA 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 trouble or distress. It always receives us with the same kindness, amusing and instructing usin youth, and comforting us in age.Books possess an extract having the fundamental properties of immortality. They are by far the most lasting products of human effort. Temples and statues decay, but books survive. Time is of no account with great thoughts, which are as fresh today as when they first passed through their author'sminds ages ago. The only effect of time has been to sift out the bad products, for nothing in literature can long survive but what is really good.Books introduce us into the best society: they bring us intothe presence of the greatest minds that have ever lived. We hear what they said and did. we see them as if they were really alive; we sympathize with them, enjoy with them, hurt with them; their experience becomes ours, and we feel as if we were, in a measure, actors with them in the scenes which they describe.The great and good do not die even in this world. Embalmed in books, their spirits walk abroad. The book is a living voice. It is an intellect to which one still listens. Hence we ever remain under the influence of the great men of old. The great intellects of the world are as much alive now as they were ages ago.通常可通过阅读的书籍，他以及他的公司不断：因为这里有一个书籍的陪伴以及男子;已知的一名男子和一名应该永远活在最好的公司，无论是书籍或男人。

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无论是书友还是，我们都应该以最好的为伴。

好书就像是你最好的朋友。

它始终不渝，过去如此，现在如此，将来也永远不变。

它是最，最令人愉悦的伴侣。

在我们穷愁潦倒，临危遭难时，它也不会抛弃我们，对我们总是一如既往地亲切。

在我们年轻时，好书陶冶我们的性情，增长我们的知识；到我们年老时，它又给我们以慰藉和勉励。

人们常常因为同一本书而结为知已，就像有时两个人因为敬慕同一个人而成为朋友一样。

有句古谚说道：“爱屋及屋。

”其实“爱我及书”这句话蕴涵更多的。

书是更为真诚而高尚的情谊纽带。

人们可以通过共同喜爱的作家沟通思想，交流，彼此息息相通，并与自己喜欢的作家思想相通，相融。

好书常如最精美的宝器，珍藏着的思想的精华，因为人生的境界主要就在于其思想的境界。

因此，最好的书是金玉良言和崇高思想的宝库，这些良言和思想若铭记于心并多加珍视，就会成为我们忠实的伴侣和的慰藉。

Companionship of Books 以书为伴（节选）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 each other through their favorite author. They live in him together, and he in them.A good book is often the best urn of a life enshrining the best that life could think out; for the world of a man’s life is, for the most part, but the world of his thoughts. Thus the best books are treasuries of good words, the golden thoughts, which, remembered and cherished, become our constant companions and comforters.Books possess an essence of immortality. They are by far the most lasting products of human effort. Temples and statues decay, but books survive. Time is of no account with great thoughts, which are as fresh today as when they first passed through their author’s minds, ages ago. What was then said and thought still speaks to us as vividly as ever from the printed page. The only effect of time have been to sift out the bad products; for nothing in literature can long survive e but what is really good.Books introduce us into the best society; they bring us into the presence of the greatest minds that have ever lived. We hear what they said and did; we see the as if they were really alive; we sympathize with them, enjoy with them, grieve with them; their experience becomes ours, and we feel as if we were in a measure actors with them in the scenes which they describe.The great and good do not die, even in this world. Embalmed in books, their spirits walk abroad. The book is a living voice. It is an intellect to which on still listens.译文：以书为伴（节选）通常看一个读些什么书就可知道他的为人，就像看他同什么人交往就可知道他的为人一样，因为有人以人为伴，也有人以书为伴。

Companionship of Books —以书为伴我们往往先知其书知其友然后在知其人,要与书为伴同样也要与人为伴，要生活在良书益友之中,书如此人亦如此.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.读良书交益友，以前如此如今亦是如此,道理恒古不变。

书是最具耐心而欢快的伴侣，在逆境与危难中永不会背叛我们，仁慈以对,年幼愉悦而指引,年长宽慰而勉励。

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。

Companionship of BooksA 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 love they have each for a book --- just as two persons sometimes discover a friend by the admiration which both have for a third. There is an old proverb, 鈥淟ove me, love my dog.鈥?But there is more wisdom in this:鈥淟ove me, love my book.鈥?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.鈥淏ooks,鈥?said Hazlitt,鈥渨ind into the heart; the poet's verse slides in the current of our blood. We read them when young, we remember them when old. We feel that it has happened to ourselves. They are to be had very cheap and good. We breathe but the air of books.鈥?/P>A good book is often the best urn of a life enshrining the best that life could think out; for the world of a man's life is, for the most part, but the world of his thoughts. Thus the best books are treasuries of good words, the golden thoughts, which, remembered and cherished, become our constant companionsand comforters. 鈥淭hey are never alone,鈥?said Sir Philip Sidney,鈥渢hat are accompanied by noble thoughts.鈥?/P> The good and true thought may in times of temptation be as an angel of mercy purifying and guarding the soul. It also enshrines the germs of action, for good words almost always inspire to good works.Books possess an essence of immortality. They are by far the most lasting products of human effort. Temples and statues decay, but books survive. Time is of no account with great thoughts, which are as fresh today as when they first passed through their author's minds, ages ago. What was then said and thought still speaks to us as vividly as ever from the printed page. The only effect of time has been to sift out the bad products; for nothing in literature can long survive but what is really good.Books introduce us into the best society they bring us into the presence of the greatest minds that have ever lived. We hear what they said and did; we see them as if they were really alive; we sympathize with them, enjoy with them, grieve with them; their experience becomes ours, and we feel as if we were in a measure actors with them in the scenes which they describe.The great and good do not die even in this world. Embalmed in books, their spirits walk abroad. The book is a living voice. It is an intellect to which one still listens. Hence we ever remain under the influence of the great men of old. The imperial intellects of the world are as much alive now as they were ages ago.顎?/P> --- from Lee's Rhetoric。

Companionship of Books 以书为伴（节选）Companionship of BooksA 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 each other through their favorite author. They live in him together, and he inthem.A good book is often the best urn of a life enshrining the best that life could think out; for the world of a man‟s life is, for the most part, but the world of his thoughts. Thus the best books are treasuries of good words, the golden thoughts, which, remembered and cherished, become our constant companions and comforters.Books possess an essence of immortality. They are by far the most lasting products of human effort. Temples and statues decay, but books survive. Time is of no account with great thoughts, which are as fresh today as when they first passed through their author‟s minds, ages ago. What was then said and thought still speaks to us as vividly as ever from the printed page. The only effect of time have been to sift out the bad products; for nothing in literature can long survive e but what is really good.Books introduce us into the best society; they bring us into the presence of the greatest minds that have ever lived. We hear what they said and did; we see the as if they were really alive; we sympathize with them, enjoy with them, grieve with them; their experience becomes ours, and we feel as if we were in a measureactors with them in the scenes which they describe.The great and good do not die, even in this world. Embalmed in books, their spirits walk abroad. The book is a living voice. It is an intellect to which on still listens.译文：以书为伴（节选）通常看一个读些什么书就可知道他的为人，就像看他同什么人交往就可知道他的为人一样，因为有人以人为伴，也有人以书为伴。

书友(Companionship ofBooks)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 trouble or distress. It always receives us with the same kindness, amusing and instructing us in youth, and comforting us in age. Books possess an extract having the fundamental properties of immortality. They are by far the most lasting productsof human effort. Temples and statues decay, but books survive. Time is of no account with great thoughts, which are as fresh today as when they first passed through their author＇sminds ages ago. The only effect of time has been to sift out the bad products, for nothing in literature can long survive but what is really good.Books introduce us into the best society: they bring us into the presence of the greatest minds that have ever lived. We hear what they said and did. we see them as if they were really alive; we sympathize with them, enjoy with them, hurt with them; their experience becomes ours, and we feel as if we were, in a measure, actors with them in the scenes which they describe.The great and good do not die even in this world. Embalmed in books, their spirits walk abroad. The book is a living voice.It is an intellect to which one still listens. Hence we ever remain under the influence of the great men of old. The great intellects of the world are as much alive now as they were ages ago.。

[键入文字]初中生不可不读的经典美文：Companionship of BooksA 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 thebest 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 itsback 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 bookjust as two persons sometimes discover a friend by the admiration which both entertain for athird. There is an old proverb, Love me, love my dog. But there is more wisdom in this: Loveme, love my book. The book is a truer and higher bond of union. Men can think, feel, andsympathize with each other through their favorite author. They live in him together, and he inthem.。