重读旧书 寻找那份基于内疚的快感
<p><span word="With">With</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="re">re</span>-<span word="reading">reading</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="indulgence">indulgence</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="popular">popular</span>? <span word="Hephzibah">Hephzibah</span> <span word="Anderson">Anderson</span> <span word="reveals">reveals</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="it">it</span> – <span word="and">and</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="joy">joy</span>.</p><p>在这个快节奏的时代，大量图书被印刷出来，我们忙得没时间去看新书，而重读旧书似乎更是在浪费时间。但是为什么有越来越多的人翻开了旧书？英国广播公司（<span word="BBC">BBC</span>）网站的海瑟堡·安德森向我们揭示了原因，并深入探讨了重读旧书的乐趣。</p><p><span word="How">How</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="favourite">favourite</span> <span word="book">book</span>?</p><p>你一定有最喜欢的书吧，你一共读过几遍？</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="frustration">frustration</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="immersing">immersing</span> <span word="ourselves">ourselves</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="over">over</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="adulthood">adulthood</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="joy">joy</span> <span word="tends">tends</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="forgotten">forgotten</span> <span word="pleasure">pleasure</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="to">to</span> (<span word="War">War</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Peace">Peace</span> <span word="looms">looms</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="literary">literary</span> <span word="guilt">guilt</span> <span word="list">list</span>− <span word="never">never</span> <span word="mind">mind</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ceaseless">ceaseless</span> <span word="tide">tide</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="releases">releases</span>). <span word="You">You</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="quarter">quarter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="titles">titles</span> <span word="published">published</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2013 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="alone">alone</span>. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shelves">shelves</span> <span word="thus">thus</span> <span word="groaning">groaning</span>, <span word="pulling">pulling</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="thumbed">thumbed</span> <span word="favourite">favourite</span> <span word="feels">feels</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unconscionable">unconscionable</span> <span word="indulgence">indulgence</span>.</p><p>好比父母重复犯错后会吸取教训，小孩子则会沉浸在同一个故事的情节里。但成年后，我们逐渐忘却了读旧书的乐趣。我们忙得没时间去看书，但仍有许多经典书籍我们尚未翻阅（我为未读的文学作品专门列了一张清单，其中包括《战争与和平》这样的经典，其他那些不断出版的新书就更别提了。）。英国2013年一年就出版了许多新书，假设你每天看一本书，直到去世，你可能都看不完其中四分之一。如今书店里到处都是新书，你若选择翻阅旧书那几乎可以说是在浪费时间。</p>
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