He thought his book would change society, but he didn’t bring it off.

　　他原以為他的書能改變社會，但愿望沒能實現。

　　She likes to read novels with happy endings.

　　她喜歡讀有快樂結局的小說。

　　Your latest book amused me no end.

　　我覺得你那本新書十分有趣。

　　Some people have compared books to friends.

　　有些人把書比作朋友。

　　They’re selling like hot cakes.

　　這些都很暢銷。

　　As is well known, books teach us to learn life, truth, science and many other useful things. They increase our knowledge, broaden our minds and strengthen our character. In other words, they are our good teachers and wise friends. This is the reason why our parents always encourage us to read more books.

　　如眾所周知，書籍教我們學習人生，真理，科學以及其它許多有用的東西。它們增加我們的知識，擴大我們的心胸并加強我們的品格。換句話說，它們是我們的良師益友。這是為什么我們的父母終是鼓勵我們要多讀書的理由。

　　Reading is a good thing, but we must pay great attention to the choice of books. It is true that we can derive benefits from good books. However, bad books will do us more harm than good.

　　讀書是一好事，但我們必須多加注意書的選擇。不錯，我們能從好書中獲得益處。然而，壞書卻對我們有害無益。

　　Reading books can strongly shape you inclination, mature your thoughts, widen you horizon and enrich your personality. Life is limited, but knowledge is boundless. The more books we read, the more knowledge we get.

　　However, books can also be harmful, particularly the pornographic books. Bad books contain evil thoughts. In them, there might be much description about violence, superstition, and *.

　　Before we encourage our children to read books, we should teach and help them to identify good and bad books.

　　Studies serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability. Their chief use for delight, is in privateness and retiring; for ornament, is in discourse; and for ability, is in the judgement and disposition of business.

　　讀書可以作為娛樂，作為裝飾，作為能力的培養。娛樂的作用通常見于離群獨處時；裝飾的作用體現在高談闊論中；至于才能，則表現在裁處事務上。

　　To spend too much time in studies, is sloth.

　　讀書費時過多，無異于懶惰. (培根)

　　They perfect nature, and are perfected by experience: for natural abilities are like natural plants, that need pruning by study; and studies themselves do give forth directions too much at large, except they be bounded in by experience.

　　讀書彌補天性的缺陷，經驗又彌補讀書的不足：人的天性猶如自然的花木，需要學習予以整枝培育；讀書自身無邊無際，需要經驗予以制約。