bookareourfriend!
Thoughheisseriousinappearance,heneverfailstobeinteresting.Oftenheisclever,sometimesevengay(充满乐趣的).Heisthemostknowledgeablefriendapersoncouldhave.Healmostknowseverylanguageoftheworld,alltheeventsofhistory,andthewordsofallthegreatpoetsandphilosophers.Akindlybenefactor(施主),heisadmiredandenjoyedbyeveryonewhomakeshisacquaintance.
Tome,hehasbeenagreatteacheraswellasafriend.Hefirsttaughtmethesecretsofmyownlanguageandthenthoseofothers.Withthesekeysheshowedushowtounlockalltheartsandsciencesofman.
Myfriendisendlesslypatient.DullthoughImaybe,Icanreturntohimagainandagain,andheisalwaysreadytoteachme.WhenIambored,heentertainsme.WhenIamdispirited(情绪低落的),heliftsmeup.WhenIamlonely,hekeepsmecompany.Heisafriendnotonlytomebuttomillionsaroundtheworld.
ShallItellyouhisname?Hisnameis“Reading”.