Reading all the good books is like a conversation with the finest men of past centuries

读好书就如与古圣先贤对谈一样

Without doubt, reading is good for the mind。

阅读对于心智无疑是有帮助的。

It makes us more knowledgeable¹ and our lives more meaningful.

阅读使我们更有知识，也使生活更有意义。

Descartes once said,

笛卡儿曾说：

"Reading all the good books is like a conversation with the finest men of past centuries. "

“读好书就如与古圣先贤对谈一样。”

Indeed, when we read, we are actually listening to what these wise men have to say although they are no longer alive.

的确，当我们阅读时，虽然这些智者已经不在这世上了，事实上我正在聆听他们的话。