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八年级下册英语短文翻译
Books are treasures because they bring us knowledge .Knowledges is valuable because it enriches our life and brings us happiness and prospenty. All great men in the history of mankind loved books ,It is the knowledge in the books that led us to success. There is no genius (天才) without books . because books are source (源头) of knowledge and knowledge is the source of success. A man is blind and does not even know what he is doing if he is unable to read. Books bring us pleasure as well as kowledge. They enable us to see through the past and to see into the future . Macaulay, the famous historian(历史学家 ), once wrote to a little girl:If any one would make me the greatest king that ever lived with palaces and gardens and fine dinners. And wines and coaches (四轮马车) and beautiful clothes, and hundreds of servants, on condition that I should not read books,I would not be a king. I would rather be a poor man with plenty of books than a king who did not live reading.

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书是财富因为它能我们带来知识.书有价值因为它能充实我们的生活,并且给我们带来幸福和（PROSPENTY是打错了吧?）.自古以来的所有伟大人物都爱书,正是书中的知识带领我们走向成功.没有不看书的天才.因为书是知识之源,知识是成功之源.如果一个人不会读书,他会变得无知,会变得无所事事.书在给予我们知识的同时也给我们带来快乐.它们使得我们能够回看过去和展望未来.著名的历史学家麦考利,曾经给一个小女孩的信中写到：“如果有任何人能让我变成一个最伟大的国王,并且拥有豪华的宫殿,美丽的花园,精美丰盛的食物,还有名酒香槟,车马仆人和亮丽的服装,唯一的条件是让我不能读书.我宁愿选择不做国王,也不要不能读书.我宁愿做一个能够浏览群书的穷光蛋,也不要做一个一辈子不读书的国王.”
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