Companionship of Books-以书为伴(2)

　Men often discover their affinity to each other by the mutual love they have for a book just as two persons sometimes discover a friend by the admiration which both entertain for a third.There is an old proverb,‘Love me,love my dog.”But there is more wisdom in this:”Love me,love my book.”The book is a truer and higher bond of union.Men can think,feel,and sympathize with each other through their favorite author.They live in him together,and he in them.

　人们常常因为喜欢同一本书而结为知已，就像有时两个人因为敬慕同一个人而成为朋友一样。有句古谚说道：“爱屋及屋。”其实“爱我及书”这句话蕴涵更多的哲理。书是更为真诚而高尚的情谊纽带。人们可以通过共同喜爱的作家沟通思想，交流感情，彼此息息相通，并与自己喜欢的作家思想相通，情感相融。

　affinity[ə'fɪnɪtɪ]n.密切关系，吸引力，类同

　proverb['prɒvɜːb]n.谚语，格言