原文:
/ s* \3 ?! x% A' h5 C3 L) X Suppose he could take one meal so compact and comprehensive that he should never hunger any more; suppose him, at a glance, to take in all the features of the world and allay the desire for knowledge; suppose him to do the like in any province of experience - would not that man be in a poor way for amusement ever after?
( y. `9 `! R) }- V One who goes touring on foot with a single volume in his knapsack reads with circumspection, pausing often to reflect, and often laying the book down to contemplate the landscape or the prints in the inn parlour; for he fears to come to an end of his entertainment, and be left companionless on the last stages of his journey.; r" P- y' i# B `9 a; E9 D! L7 j
译文:
; I9 a4 P% i/ B0 y3 w R9 ^ 假如一个人一顿饭吃得紧凑而丰盛,那他就不会再感到饥饿;假如一眼就能看透人间世事,他就不会再有求知的欲望。如果他在生活中其它任何领域都是如此,那他的生活还有乐趣可言吗?" \9 |5 L- t" z# t
一个徒步旅行的人,背包里只有一本书,他会精心的研读,不时停下来思考一番,还经常会放下书,凝视着风景,或者观赏酒馆里的装饰图案;他害怕一但读完,便没有什么乐趣了,剩下的旅程将寂寞而无以为藉。 |