It is not wide reading but useful reading that leads to excellence.
读书要有成效就得读有用的书,而不是博览群书。
Which books do you often read? Do you read very extensively? Have you benefited a lot from them? If not, choose useful books to read. Because it is not wide reading but useful reading that leads to excellence. 你经常读哪些书?你读书的范围很广吗?你从中获益颇丰吗?如果没有,就选一些有用的书来读吧。因为读书要有成效就得读有用的书,而不是博览群书。
wide reading 博览群书 excellence ['eksələns] n. 优秀,卓越;优点
excellent ['eksələnt] adj. 优秀的,杰出的 brilliant [ˈbrɪlɪənt] adj. 卓越的,才华横溢的
exceptional [ɪkˈsepʃənl] adj. 杰出的,优秀的
outstanding [aʊtˈstændɪŋ] adj. 优秀的,杰出的
From your parents you learn love, laughter and how to put one foot before the other. But when books are opened you discover that you have wings.
你从父母那里学会如何爱、如何笑、如何走路。可是打开书本,你就会发现自己有了飞翔的翅膀。
Parents are our frst teachers. From them you learn love and laughter and how to put one foot before the other. But when books are opened you discover that you have wings, and you can learn what your parents can't teach you in life. 父母是我们的启蒙老师。从父母那里你学会如何爱、如何笑、如何走路。可是打开书本,你就会发现自己有了飞翔的翅膀,并且学到父母在生活中无法传授你的一些东西。
discover [dɪˈskʌvə(r)] v. 发现;偶然撞见;发觉 wing [wɪŋ] n. 翅膀,翼; v. 飞过;空运
aileron [ˈeɪlərɒn] n. 副翼 fla [flæp] n. 襟翼 spoiler [ˈspɔɪlə(r)] n. 搅流器
tailplane [ˈteɪlpleɪn] n. 水平尾翼
Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.
读书启智,运动强身。
Books keep records of great thoughts and ideas; they are the major source from which we obtain knowledge.Reading is to our mind what exercise is to our bodies. If you have a library, you have had everything you need. 书中记录着伟大的思想和理念,是我们获取知识的主要来源。读书可以启智,犹如运动可以强身。如果你藏书丰富,你就拥有了自己所需要的一切。
major [ˈmeɪdʒə(r)] adj. 较多的;主要的;严重的 specialty [ˈspeʃəltɪ] n. 专业
specialize [ˈspeʃəlaɪz] v. 专攻 minor [ˈmaɪnə(r)] v. 辅修
record ['rekɔ:d] n. 唱片;纪录,记载;经历 disc [dɪsk] n. 唱片 record player 唱机
gramophone [ˈgræməfəʊn] n. (英)留声机