我們?yōu)槭裁醋x書

Why do we read books?

其實(shí)先賢給出了

Bertrand Russell had

非常準(zhǔn)確的答案

an insightful answer

對(duì)愛情的渴望

A longing for love,

對(duì)知識(shí)的追求

the search for knowledge,

對(duì)人類苦難

and unbearable pity

難以遏制的同情心

for the suffering of mankind

腳步無(wú)法丈量的地方

The places out of reach

讀書可以

can be reached in reading

眼睛看不到的地方

What you can't see with your eyes

讀書可以

it can be revealed in books

世界上所有（存在）的東西

All that exists in the world

都在書里

can be read in books

世界上沒有的東西

Even what doesn't exist

也在書里

can also be found in books

比如人的想象

Like human imagination,

智慧、思想、發(fā)現(xiàn)

wisdom, thoughts and discoveries

都在書里面

are all within books

來(lái)吧，朋友

Come, my friends 

新世界就在你眼前

This not too late to seek a newer world