17 閱讀的樂趣
Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.
閱讀之于心靈猶如運動之于身體。
People who read are usually more open-minded and rarely bored.
閱讀的人心胸通常較為開闊且鮮少感到無聊。
Through reading different kinds of books, you can broaden your mind and stimulate your imagination.
通過閱讀不同種類的書，你可以開闊心胸和激發(fā)想象力。
Furthermore, reading is not an expensive pastime.
此外，閱讀是一種花費不多的消遣。
It doesn't cost you much money because you can easily borrow books from a library or friends.
它不會花你許多錢，因為你可以很容易地向圖書館或朋友借到書。
It is especially good for the whole family. For instance, my family likes to read.
閱讀對于全家人而言特別有益。
We often spend evenings together discussing literature and sharing insights from books.
舉例來說，我的家人喜歡閱讀。
Hence, reading brings us closer together.
我們經(jīng)常利用晚上的時間聚在一起討論文學和分享從書中得來的見解。因此，閱讀使我們更親密地在一起。
短語解析：
1. broaden one's mind開闊某人的心胸
例:Living overseas will broaden your mind.
在國外居住會開闊你的心胸。)
2. borrow sth from…從……借某物
例:James borrowed money from a bank to open a teahouse.
詹姆斯為了開茶藝館而向銀行借錢。
3. For instance,.，.舉例來說，……
例:Oscar was such a pig at the party.For instance，he stuck his entire head in the punch bowl.
奧斯卡在聚會上簡直就像一頭豬。舉例來說，他整個頭栽進了水果酒缸里。
