There is one kind of prior reading, however, which does help you to read a great book, and that is the other great books the author himself read.
然而,有一种预读,的确可以加深你对一部名著的理解,就是预读名著作者本人读过的其他名著。
On Being Human by Woodrow Wilson (11 pages) The mark of a great book is one that is meant to be read with pleasure.
对人类的威尔逊(11页)的纪念是一个伟大的书之一,是用来阅读的快乐。
They have more ideas per page than most books have in their entirety. That is why you can read a great book over and over again and never exhaust its contents.
名著一页上的思想内容多于许多书籍的整本内容,这就是一部名著可以反复阅读,每读必有所获的道理。
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