No entertainment is so cheap as reading nor any pleasure so lasting.
读书是最廉价的娱乐方式,却能使人享有最长久的快乐。
A good book is the most patient and cheerful of companion. It can elevate the character, purify the soul and bring our thinking and living up to a higher plane. What's more, no entertainment is so cheap as reading nor any pleasure so lasting. 一本好书是最有耐心、最令人愉悦的伙伴。它可以陶冶情操、净化心灵,提升我们的生活品位和思想境界。更重要的是,读书虽是最廉价的娱乐方式,却能使人享有最长久的快乐。
entertainment [ˌentəˈteɪnmənt] n. 娱乐 entertainer [ˌentəˈteɪnə(r)] n. 演员,艺人
show business 娱乐界,演艺界 lasting [ˈlɑ:stɪŋ] adj. 永久的,永恒的
cheerful [ˈtʃɪəfl] adj. 高兴的,快乐的 cheery [ˈtʃɪərɪ] adj. 高兴的,愉快的
plane [pleɪn] n. 飞机;水平;平面