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Reading is not just about learning a certain skill.
讀書，不光是去學習一門特定的技能。

Nor is it just about learning how to create prettier combination of words.
也不只是為了學習怎樣讓文字的組合更優(yōu)美。

Reading is a form of communication which is in a higher rank than mere conversation.
讀書，其實是一種比對話更高級的交流方式。

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.
很多成功人士都曾分享這樣一個經(jīng)驗：如果你想成為怎樣的人，就盡量多和這樣的人呆在一起。

If you want to become someone with good manner, you should try to make friends with people who have good manner.
如果你想成為一個有涵養(yǎng)的人，就盡力去交一些有涵養(yǎng)的朋友。

If you want to become someone learned, you should try to stay in touch with learned people.
如果你想成為一個博學的人，就應該去和博學的人交流。

If you want to become someone successful, you surely should communicate with those who are actually successful.
如果你想成為一個成功人士，那當然應該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.
但遺憾的是，優(yōu)秀的人通常都很遙遠，如果你自己不夠優(yōu)秀，那你幾乎不可能觸及他們。

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.
這就是讀書的意義了，書是優(yōu)秀靈魂的凝聚，通過讀書，你能和這些偉大靈魂進行跨時空的交流。

Reading can bring you out of the cage of your daily life. It shows you new opportunities that you've never seen.
讀書能讓你跳出生活的桎梏，為你打開前所未有的可能。

For a lot of people, this may be the only method to change their lives.
對于很多人來說，這可能是他們唯一能改變人生的手段。

No matter how busy you are, don't forget to spare some time to do it.
不管你多么忙碌，都別忘了擠出時間來做這件事。

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.
如果你不花時間讀書，那你最終將沒有時間過你自己的生活。

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（翻譯：能貓）