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1、谈一场恋爱就像读一本新书Startinganewbookisarisk,justlikefallinginlove.Youhavetocommittoit.Youopenthepagesknowingalittlebitaboutitmaybe,fromthebackorfromablurbonthefront.Butwhoknows,right?Thosebitsandpiecesarentalwaysright.读一本新书恰似坠入爱河,是场冒险。你得全身心投入进去。翻开书页之时,从序言简介直至封底你或许都知之甚少。但谁又不是呢?字里行间的只言片语亦不总是正确。Sometimespeople
2、advertisethemselvesasonethingandthenwhenyougetdeepintoityourealizethattheyresomethingcompletelydifferent.Eithertherewassomegoodmarketingattachedtoaterriblebook,orthestorywasonlyexplainedinasuperficialwayandonceyoureachthemiddleofthebook,yourealizetheressomuchmoretothisbookthananyonecouldhaveevertold
3、you.有时候你会发现,人们自我推销时是一种形象,等你再深入了解后,他们又完全是另一种模样了。有时拙作却配有出色的市场推销,故事的叙述却流于表面,阅读过半后,你方才发觉:这本书真是出乎意料地妙不可言,这种感受只要靠自己去感悟!Youstartoffslow.Thestoryisbeginningtounfold.Youreunsure.Itsabigcommitmentluggingthistomearound.Maybethisbookwontbethatgreatbutyoullfeelguiltyaboutputtingitdown.Maybeitllbesoawfulyoullkeep
4、hate-readingorjustsetitdownimmediatelyandneverpickitupagain.Ormaybeyoullcomebacktoitsomenight,drunkorlonelyneedingsomethingtofillthetime,butitwontbeanybetterthanitwaswhenyoufirststartedreadingit.你慢慢翻页,故事开始缓慢展开,而你却依旧心存犹疑。阅读这样的巨著需要百分之百的投入。或许它并不是你想象中的伟大的作品,奈何半途弃读会使你觉得不安。又或许,故事真的很烂,你要么咬牙苦读下去,要么立刻放弃束之高阁。
5、抑或某个酒醉或孤寂的夜晚,你又重新捡起这本书来但只为打发时光。不管怎样,它并没有比你初次阅读时好多少。Maybeyourewornout.Youvereadtonsofbooksbefore.SomewerejustlightweightsonaKindleorNook,nobigdealreally.OtherswereInfiniteJest-styleburdens,heavyonyourbackorinyourpurse.Weighingyoudownallthetime.Maybeyouvetakensometimeofffromreadingbecausethelastfewboo
6、ksyoureadjustwerentworthit.Dotheyevenwritenew,greatworksofliteratureanymore?Maybethattimeyoufellinlovewithabookbeforewilljustneverhappenforyouagain.Maybeitsaonceinalifetimefeelingandyourenevergonnafinditagain.或许你已疲惫至极。你曾阅览无数,有些无足轻重无甚重要,而有些却像荒诞讽刺的包袱,沉重地压在你背上或藏在你行囊里,随时都可能压垮你。或许因为上次读的书索然无味,你已暂时避开阅读时光。还
7、会有优秀的新文学作品么?只怕等你再次恋上一本书前,那优秀的新作品永远也不会出现罢。或许这真的就是千年等一回、除却巫山不是云了。Orsomethingexcitingcouldhappen.Maybethiswillbecomeyournewfavoritebook.Thatsalwaysapossibilityright?Thatsthebeautyofrisk.Therewardcouldactuallybeworthit.Youinvestyourtimeandyourbrainpowerinthewordsandwhatyougetbackisempathyandanewundersta
8、ndingandpurewonder.当然,生活总会有新鲜事发生,你也会有新的爱书。一切总有可能,不是吗?这正是冒险的魅力。得到的也大抵物有所值吧。你在字里行间播撒时间和心思,自然便可收获新的感悟、理解与遐思。Howcouldsomeonepossiblyknowyoulikethis?Somestranger,someauthor,somecharacter.Itsliketheyreseeinginsideyoursoul.Thisbookexistedinsidesomebookstore,onashelf,maybehandledbyotherpeopleandreallyitwasj
9、ustwaitingforyoupickitupandcrackthespine.Itwaswaitingtospeaktoyou.Tosay,“Youarenotalone.”怎会有人知道你喜欢它呢?某个陌生人、作者,抑或书中的某个角色。他们似乎能看透你的心思。这本书,它陈列在某隅书店的书架上、它经人辗转,真的就像是在等你捧起翻阅,等着向你低语:“我会伴你左右。”Youjustwantmoreofthestory.Youwanttokeepreading,maybeeverythingthisauthorseverwritten.Youwishitwouldneverend.Theclose
10、ritgetstothesmallersideofthepages,thesloweryouread,wantingtosavoritall.Thisbookisnowoneofyourfavoritesforever.Youwillalwayswishyoucouldgobacktoneverhavingreaditandpickitupfreshagain,butalsoyouknowyourebetterforhavingthisclose,insideyou,coveringyourheartandmind.你渴望更多故事,你继续阅读,甚至搜集这位作者以往所有作品。你希望故事永远延续。
11、书页越翻越薄,你也越读越慢,心里想着要细细含英咀华。此刻,它确定无疑就是你永恒的至爱了。你总想一读再读,每次捧起它都感觉新奇如初,而你也明白:因为内心深处的每一缕思绪都与它这般亲密,你已变得更加美好。Onceyougetindeepenough,youknowyoucouldneverputthisbookdown.情动至深那刻,你便知道自己再也将它割舍不下了。来自内心的礼物Thehardestarithmetictomasteristhatwhichenablesustocountourblessings.-EricHoffer世界上最难的算术题是如何清点我们的祝福。Accordingtol
12、egend,ayoungmanwhileroamingthedesertcameacrossaspringofdeliciouscrystal-clearwater.Thewaterwassosweet,hefilledhisleathercanteensohecouldbringsomebacktoatribalelderwhohadbeenhisteacher.据传说,一个年轻的男子在漫游沙漠途中看到一泉如水晶般清澈而可口的水。水的味道非常甜美,于是他灌满了他的皮水壶,这样就可以带一些回去,送给曾经是他老师的部落长老。Afterafour-dayjourneyhepresentedthew
13、atertotheoldmanwhotookadeepdrink,smiledwarmlyandthankedhisstudentlavishlyforthesweetwater.Theyoungmanreturnedtohisvillagewithahappyheart.经过四天的旅程,他把水呈献给老人。老人深饮一口,和蔼地笑了笑,并深切感激学生赠予他甜美的水。年轻人怀着愉快的心情回到了村庄。Later,theteacherletanotherstudenttastethewater.Hespatitout,sayingitwasawful.Itapparentlyhadbecomestal
14、ebecauseoftheoldleathercontainer.后来,老师让他的另一个学生品尝水。学生吐了出来,说水太难喝了。它显然已经因为陈旧的皮革容器而变得不再新鲜。Thestudentchallengedhisteacher:Master,thewaterwasfoul.Whydidyoupretendtolikeit?学生质疑他的老师:“师父,水是臭的,你为什么要假装喜欢它?”Theteacherreplied,Youonlytastedthewater.Itastedthegift.Thewaterwassimplythecontainerforanactofloving-kind
15、nessandnothingcouldbesweeter.老师回答说,“你只品尝了水的味道,我却是在品尝礼物的味道。水仅仅是装载善与爱之行为的容器,而没有什么东西比善与爱更甜美了。”Ithinkweunderstandthislessonbestwhenwereceiveinnocentgiftsoflovefromyoungchildren.Whetheritsaceramictrayoramacaronibracelet,thenaturalandproperresponseisappreciationandexpressedthankfulnessbecausewelovetheidea
16、withinthegift.我认为当我们从天真的孩子们那里收到爱的礼物时,能够最透彻地明白这个道理。无论它是一个陶瓷托盘或通心粉手镯,我们自然而恰当的反应是欣赏,并表示感激,因为我们喜欢礼物所包含的心意。Gratitudedoesntalwayscomenaturally.Unfortunately,mostchildrenandmanyadultsvalueonlythethinggivenratherthanthefeelingembodiedinit.Weshouldremindourselvesandteachourchildrenaboutthebeautyandpurityoffeelingsandexpressionsofgratitude.Afterall,giftsfromtheheartarereallygiftsoftheheart.感恩并不总是自然而来的。不幸的是,大多数儿童和成人只看重被赠予的东西本身,而不是它