英文写作范文 2 Books 读书

书籍是心灵的伙伴【写作佳句及惯用表达】1.Abookthatremainsshutisbutablock.(prov.)

藏书不读如藏木。2.Wemayspendourlivesinreadingfiction,buttruthbeatsfictionallthetime,andtherehasnever

beenyetanovelsowonderfulaslifeitself.尽管我们一辈子看小说，但现实总是胜过小说，从来没有哪本小说有真正的生活色彩。3.Books,likefriends,shouldbefewandwellchosen.(prov.)读书如择友，宜少而精。Alliswellthatendswell.结果好一切都好。4.Agoodbookisabestfriendwhoneverturnshisbackuponus.(prov.)好书如挚友，永远不相负。5.Booksaretheeverburninglampsofaccumulatedwisdom.

—G.W.Curtis书籍乃储积智慧之不灭明灯。——葛迪斯6.Agoodbookisthebestoffriends,thesametodayandforever.(prov.)好书如挚友，情谊永不渝。7.Somebooksaretobetasted,otherstobeswallowed,andsomefewtobechewedanddigested.

—F.Bacon书有可浅尝者，有可吞食者，少数则须咀嚼消化。——培根8.Booksaregoodenoughintheirownway,buttheyareamightybloodlesssubstituteforlife.—R.L.Stevenson从它们自己所发生的效用上，书籍真是够好的东西，但它们是很强悍的、不见血的生命替代者。——史蒂文森9.Thereisagreatdealofdifferencebetweentheeagermanwhowantstoreadabook,andthetiredmanwhowantsabooktoread.

—G.K.Chesterton一个热心求知者要去读一本书，一个疲倦的人需要一本书来读，这两种人之间有很大的区别。——吉士特顿10.Lifebeingveryshort,andthequiethoursofitfew;weoughttowastenoneoftheminreadingvaluelessbooks.—JohnRuskin生命是短暂的，而其中寂静的时光更少，我们不应花其中的宝贵时间去读无价值的书。

——罗斯金11.Thatisagoodbookwhichisopenedwithexpectationandclosedwithprofit.—L.M.Alcott好书开卷引人入胜，终卷使人获益。——亚尔葛脱12.Onlytwoclassesofbooksareofuniversalappeal.Theverybestandtheveryworst.—F.M.Ford只有两类书有广泛的吸引力：真正最好的和最坏的。——福特Calamityisman’struetouchstone.患难之中见人心。【写作范文】

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Somepeopleliketobuybookstoread.Othersliketoborrowbooksfromlibrariesorfromotherpeople.Comparetheadvantagesofthesetwowaysofreading.Whichdoyouprefer?Why?

Writeacompositionofabout150wordsonthefollowingtopic:BorrowingBooksorBuyingBooks

Somepeopleliketoborrowbookstoread,whileothersprefertobuybooks.Bothwayshavetheiradvantages.Borrowingbookstoreadhastwomajoradvantages.First,youjusturgeyourselftofinishassoonaspossiblethebooksyouborrowedfromalibraryorfromotherpeople.Youwillbefinedifyoufailtoreturnthemtothelibraryinduetime,oryouwilllosetrustifyoukeepbooksofotherstoolong,andtheywillprobablyrefusetolendyouanymorebooks.Soyouhavetoreaditdesirously,forgettingyourmealsandsleep.Ontheotherhand,ifyoubuyabook,youmayputitaway,thinkingitisyoursandyoudon’thavetofinishitquickly.Anotheradvantageofborrowingbooksenablesyoutoreadbookswithoutspendinganymoney.Inrecentyears,moreandmorebookscomeouteachyear,andthepricesofbookskeeponrising.Ordinarypeoplecannotaffordtobuysomanybookstheywanttoreadeitherforinformationorentertainment.Inaddition,oftenIneedtoreadonlyapartofsomebooks.Itisunnecessaryformetobuythem.

However,therearesomekindsofbooksthatIhavetobuy.ThefirstkindisreferencebookssuchasdictionariesandencyclopediasIneedtousefrequently.ThesecondkindistextbooksIneedtoreadmorecarefullyinordertounderstandwell.AnditisalsonecessaryformetobuysomefamousliteraturebookslikeTheCompleteShortStoriesofMarkTwain,TheOldManandtheSea,RomanceoftheThreeKingdoms.

SoIthinkbooksareoftwokinds:booksforborrowingandbooksforbuying.IliketoborrowbooksthatIreadmainlyforentertainmentorreadapartof.Andforthosebookslikereferencebooks,Iprefertobuy.Whethertoborrowortobuybooks,Ithink,mostlydependsonthekinds.AllroadsleadtoRome.【学习要点】①Youwillbefinedifyoufailtoreturnthemtothelibraryinduetime.你如果到期不还书就会被罚款。②referencebooks参考书，工具书③encyclopedia百科全书Callaspadeaspade.直言不讳。【要点提示】Allthatspeakusfairarenotfriends.说我们好话的人并非都是朋友。本文为议论文。作者首先提出自己的观点：Bothwayshavetheiradvantages.在正文中作者对比买书，举出充分的论据来说明借书的好处，然后作者又说明有些书需要买。这样，避免了使观点绝对化，又很客观地说明了问题。最后作者得出结论：SoIthinkbooksareoftwokinds:booksforborrowingandbooksforbuying.接着又用两句话解释了该结论。文章观点明确，论据充分，论证严密。本文关联词语使用恰当：表示对比：Ontheotherhand表示列举：First，Another...,Inaddition（此外，引出补充论据）表示对比或转折：However（2）BuyingorBorrowingBooks?Booksareclosefriendsofhumanity.Theycanarmuswithknowledgeandinformationweneedtomakesuccessoflife.Throughbookswecanobtainskillsandtechniquesforsurvivalanddevelopment.Throughbookswecanenlightenourspiritsandliveafullerlife.Therearegenerallytwowaysinwhichwecanhaveaccesstobooks:borrowingorbuying.Whilemillionsareborrowingbooks,Istillthinkbuyingthembestsuitsmeandgivesmethegreatestenjoyment.Admittedly,thereareafewmeritsforborrowingbooks.Foronething,borrowingbookscansaveushugeamountsofmoney.Andofcourse,withthemoneysavedwecandoothermoreworthythings.Andalso,asweborrowbooksfromthelibraryandfriends,wenormallyhavedeadlinetofinishthem,andconsequentlywecanreadmorebooksinalimitedtime.Andwecan,aboveall,betterourefficiencyofourreading,justasafamousChinesesayinggoes,“bookscannotbereadunlessborrowed.”However,someadvantagesforbuyingbooksaremoreobviousandcompelling.Oneofthem,definitelynotsharedbythechoiceofborrowingbooks,istheabundanceoffreedomthatbuyingbookscanofferus.Sincewecankeepthebooksaslongaswewish,wecanreadasmuchaswewant.Anotherstrengthofowingbooksisthatwecantakewhatevernotesonthemarginofthepagesofthebooks.Andfinally,theprocessofselectingandkeepingbookscanbeagreatfunthatborrowingbookscanbynomeansoffer.Whileborrowingbookscan,tosomeextent,quenchourthirstforknowledge,buyingbooksgivesusgreaterpleasureofselectingandkeepingthebestoftheworldtreasure.Canwethinkofanythingelsemoredelightfulandrewarding?（3）BuyingorBorrowingBooks?Booksaretoourmindwhatnutrientsaretoourbody.Throughbookswecanobtainskillsandtechniqueforsurvivalanddevelopment.Therearegenerallytwowaysinwhichwecanhaveaccesstobooks:borrowingorbuying.Whilemillionsareborrowingbooks,Istillthinkbuyingthembestsuitsmeandgivemethegreatestenjoyment.Admittedly,therearemanymeritsforborrowingbooks.Foronething,borrowingbookscansaveushugeamountsofmoney.Andofcourse,withthemoneysavedwecandoothermoreworthythings.Andalso,asweborrowbooksfromthelibraryandfriends,wenormallyhavedeadlinetofinishthem,andconsequentlywecanreadmorebooksinalimitedtime.Andwecan,aboveall,betterourefficiencyofourreadingjustasafamousChinesesayinggoes,“bookscannotbereadunlessbo