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 read a 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】
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 Books
Some people like to borrow books to read， while others prefer to buy books. Both ways have their advantages.
Borrowing 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 t
ime， 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 don’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.