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.A book that remains shut is but a block. (prov.)藏书不读如藏木。

2.We may spend our lives in reading fiction, but truth beats fiction all the time, and there has never been yet a novel so wonderful as life itself.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, like friends, should be few and well chosen. (prov.)读书如择友，宜少而精。

All is well that ends well.结果好一切都好。

4.A good book is a best friend who never turns his back upon us. (prov.)好书如挚友，永远不相负。

5.Books are the ever burning lamps of accumulated wisdom. —G.W. Curtis书籍乃储积智慧之不灭明灯。

——葛迪斯6.A good book is the best of friends, the same today and forever. (prov.)好书如挚友，情谊永不渝。

7.Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested. —F. Bacon书有可浅尝者，有可吞食者，少数则须咀嚼消化。

——培根8.Books are good enough in their own way, but they are a mighty bloodless substitute for life. —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.There is a great deal of difference between the eager man who wants to reada book, and the tired man who wants a book to read. —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.Life being very short, and the quiet hours of it few; we ought to waste none of them in reading valueless books.—John Ruskin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.That is a good book which is opened with expectation and closed with profit. —L. M. Alcott好书开卷引人入胜，终卷使人获益。

——亚尔葛脱12.Only two classes of books are of universal appeal. The very best and the very worst. —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Calamity is man’s true touchstone.患难之中见人心。

【写作范文】（1）Some people like to buy books to read. Others like to borrow books from libraries or from other people. Compare the advantages of these two ways of reading. Which do you prefer? Why?Write a composition of about 150 words on the following topic: Borrowing Books or Buying BooksSome people like to borrow books to read, while others prefer to buy books. Both ways have their advantages. g books to read has two major advantages. First, you just urge yourself to finish as soon as possible the books you borrowed from a library or from other people. You will be fined if you fail to return them to the library in due time, or you will lose trust if you keep books of others too long, and they will probably refuse to lend you any more books. So you have to read it desirously, forgetting your meals and sleep. On the other hand, if you buy a book, you may put it away, thinking it is yours and you do n’t have to finish it quickly. Another advantage of borrowing books enables you to read books without spending any money. In recent years, more and more books come out each year, and the prices of books keep on rising. Ordinary people cannot afford to buy so many books they want to read either for information or entertainment. In addition, often I need to read only a part of some books. It is unnecessary for me to buy them.However, there are some kinds of books that I have to buy. The first kind is reference books such as dictionaries and encyclopedias I need to use frequently. The second kind is textbooks I need to read more carefully in order to understand well. And it is also necessary for me to buy some famous literature books like The Complete Short Stories of Mark Twain, The Old Man and the Sea, Romance of the Three Kingdoms.So I think books are of two kinds: books for borrowing and books for buying.I like to borrow books that I read mainly for entertainment or read a part of. And for those books like reference books, I prefer to buy. Whether to borrow or to buy books, I think, mostly depends on the kinds. All roads lead to Rome.【学习要点】①You will be fined if you fail to return them to the library in due time. 你如果到期不还书就会被罚款。

②reference books 参考书，工具书③encyclopedia百科全书直言不讳。

【要点提示】ak us fair are not friends.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：Both ways have their advantages. 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：So I think books are of two kinds: books for borrowing and books for buying. 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：On the other hand 表示列举：First，Another..., In addition（此外，引出补充论据）表示对比或转折：However（2）Buying or Borrowing Books?Books are close friends of humanity. They can arm us with knowled ge and information we need to make success of life. Through books we can obtain skills and techniques for survival and development. Through books we can enlighten our spirits and live a fuller life. There are gener ally two ways in which we can have access to books: borrowing or buyi ng. While millions are borrowing books, I still think buying them best suit s me and gives me the greatest enjoyment.Admittedly, there are a few merits for borrowing books. For one thin g, borrowing books can save us huge amounts of money. And of course, with the money saved we can do other more worthy things .And also, as we borrow books from the library and friends, we normally have dead line to finish them, and consequently we can read more books in a limit ed time. And we can, above all, better our efficiency of our reading, just as a famous Chinese saying goes, “books can not be read unless borr owed.”However, some advantages for buying books are more obvious and compelling. One of them, definitely not shared by the choice of borrowin g books, is the abundance of freedom that buying books can offer us. S ince we can keep the books as long as we wish, we can read as much as we want. Another strength of owing books is that we can take what ever notes on the margin of the pages of the books. And finally, the process of selecting and keeping books can be a great fun that borrowing books can by no means offer.While borrowing books can, to some extent, quench our thirst for kn owledge, buying books gives us greater pleasure of selecting and keepin g the best of the world treasure. Can we think of any thing else more d elightful and rewarding?（3）Buying or Borrowing Books?Books are to our mind what nutrients are to our body. Through boo ks we can obtain skills and technique for survival and development. Ther e are generally two ways in which we can have access to books: borro wing or buying. While millions are borrowing books, I still think buying th em best suits me and give me the greatest enjoyment.Admittedly, there are many merits for borrowing books. For one thin g, borrowing books can save us huge amounts of money. And of course, with the money saved we can do other more worthy things .And also, as we borrow books from the library and friends, we normally have dead line to finish them, and consequently we can read more books in a limit ed time. And we can, above all, better our efficiency of our reading just as a famous Chinese saying goes, “books can not be read unless borro wed.”However, some advantages for buying books are more obvious and compelling. One of them, definitely not shared by the choice of borrowin g books, is the abundance of freedom that buying books can offer us. S ince we can keep the books as long as we wish, we can read as much as we want. Another strength of owing books is that we can take what ever notes on the margin of the pages of the books. And finally, the pro cess of selecting and keeping books can be a great fun that borrowing books can by no means offer.While borrowing books can, to some extent, quench our thirst for kn owledge, buying books gives us greater pleasure of selecting and keepin g the best of the world treasure. Can we think of any thing else more d elightful and rewarding?。