Reading is not just about learning a certain skill.
读书，不仅仅是学习方面一门特定的技能。

Nor it is just about learning how to create prettier combination of words.
也不只是为了让文字的组合更优美。

Reading is a form of communication which is in a higher rank than mere conversation.
读书，其实更多的是一种比对话更高级的交流方式。

Many successful people have shared the same kind of wisdom that if you want to become a kind of person you should try your best to spend time with this kind of people.
很大一部分成功人士都曾做过这样的经验分享：如果你想成为怎样的人，就尽量多和这样的人呆在一起。

If you want to become someone with good manner, you should try to make friends with people who have good manner.
如果你想成为一个有涵养的人，就尽力去结交有涵养的朋友。

If you want to become someone learned, you should try to stay in touch with learned people.
如果你想成为一个博学的人，就应该去和博学的人学习和交流。

If you want to become someone successful, you surely should communicate with those who are actually successful.
如果你想成为一个成功人士，那当然应该多和真正成功的人交流。

But unfortunately, outstanding people are usually far away from us. If you yourself are not outstanding enough,it's almost impossible for you to reach them.
但遗憾的是，优秀的人通常都离我们比较遥远，如果你自己还不够优秀，那能够接触和学习这样的人更是难上加难。

And this is what reading is for. A book is the embodiment of a great mind. Through reading, you can communicate with those great minds. And this kind of communication is beyond time and space.
那么，这就是读书的意义了，书是优秀灵魂的凝聚，通过阅读，你能和这些伟大灵魂进行跨时空的交流。

Reading can bring you out of the cage of your daily life. It shows you new opportunities that you've never seen.
读书能让你跳出现实生活的桎梏，为你打开前所未有的可能。

For a lot of people, this may be the only method to change their lives
对许多人而言，读书也可能是唯一能改变人生的方法。

No matter how busy you are, don't forget to spare some time to do it.
所以不管你多忙，都别忘了挤出时间来做这件事。

If you don't find yourself time to read, you'll eventually find yourself without any time to live the life that you want to live.
如果你不花时间读书，那你最终也将没有时间过上自己想要的生活。

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