Unit1Culturalrelics【导读】通常看一个人读些什么书就可知道他的为人，就像看他同什么人交往就可知道他的为人一样，因为有人以人为伴，也有人以书为伴。阅读下面选取的美文《以书为伴》，对比中外文化中对书籍态度的异同。CompanionshipofBooksAmanmayusuallybeknownbythebookshereadsaswellasbythecompanyhekeeps；forthereisacompanionship①ofbooksaswellasofmen；andoneshouldalwaysliveinthebestcompany，whetheritbeofbooksorofmen.Agoodbookmaybeamongthebestoffriends.Itisthesametodaythatitalwayswas，anditwillneverchange.Itisthemostpatientandcheerfulofcompanions.Itdoesnotturnitsbackuponusintimesofadversity②ordistress.Italwaysreceivesuswiththesamekindness；amusingandinstructingusinyouth，andcomfortingandconsoling③usinage.Menoftendiscovertheiraffinity④toeachotherbythelovetheyhaveeachforabook—justastwopersonssometimesdiscoverafriendbytheadmirationwhichbothentertainforathird.Thereisanoldproverb：“loveme，lovemydog.”Butthereismorewisdominthis：“loveme，lovemybook.”Thebookisatruerandhigherbondofunion.Mencanthink，feel，andsympathizewitheachotherthroughtheirfavoriteauthor.Theyliveinhimtogether，andheinthem.“Books”，saidHazlitt，“windintotheheart；thepoet'sverseslidesinthecurrentofourblood.Wereadthemwhenyoung，werememberthemwhenold.Wefeelthatithashappenedtoourselves.Theyaretobeverycheapandgood.Webreathebuttheairofbooks.”Agoodbookisoftenthebesturnofalife，enshrining⑤thebestthatlifecouldthinkout；fortheworldofaman'slifeis，forthemostpart，buttheworldofhisthoughts.Thusthebestbooksaretreasuriesofgoodwords，thegoldenthoughts，which，rememberedandcherished，becomeourconstantcompanionsandcomforters.“Theyareneveralone，”saidSirPhilipSidney，“thatareaccompaniedbynoblethoughts.”Thegoodandtruethoughtmayintimesoftemptationbeasanangelofmercypurifyingandguardingthesoul.Italsoenshrinesthegermsofaction，forgoodwordsalmostalwaysinspiretogoodworks.Bookspossessanessenceofimmortality⑥.Theyarebyfarthemostlastingproductsofhumanefforts.Templesandstatuesdecay，butbookssurvive.Timeisofnoaccountwithgreatthoughts，whichareasfreshtodayaswhentheyfirstpassedthroughtheirauthor'smindsagesago.Whatwasthensaidandthoughtstillspeakstousasvividlyaseverfromtheprintedpage.Theonlyeffectoftimehasbeentosiftoutthebadproducts；fornothinginliteraturecanlongsurvivebutwhatisreallygood.Booksintroduceusintothebestsociety；theybringusintothepresenceofthegreatestmindsthathaveeverlived.Wehearwhattheysaidanddid；weseethemasiftheywerereallyalive；wesympathize⑦withthem，enjoywiththem，grievewiththem；theirexperiencebecomesours，andwefeelasifwewereinameasureactorswiththeminthesceneswhichtheydescribe.Thegreatandgooddonotdieeverinthisworld.Embalmedinbooks，theirspiritswalkabroad.Thebookisalivingvoice.Itisanintellecttowhichonestilllistens.Henceweeverremainundertheinfluenceofthegreatmenofold.Theimperial⑧intellectsoftheworldareasmuchalivenowastheywereagesago.以书为伴观其友而知其人，同样，察其所读之书亦能知其人，只因书与人一样，也能做人之友。而人总应择其最佳者为友，无论是书还是人。好书如好友，过去是，现在也是，将来也不会变。书是最沉静也最让人愉悦的伙伴，即使我们遭遇灾难或不幸、痛苦，它也不会背叛我们，始终如一，善待接纳。我们年轻时，书本给我们以欢娱和陶冶；我们老迈时，又给我们以慰藉和鼓励。人们常常因同爱一本书而精神共鸣——正如两个人有时因共同仰慕另外一人而彼此成为朋友，古谚云：“爱屋及乌”，而“爱其人，也爱其珍爱之书”这句话里却含有更多的哲理。书是...
