Directions： You are alloe an efficient secretary？ Hoe into the pensate for it is to read books. Books of various kinds can bring us almost unlimited additional experience. From books you can not only trace back to the wisdom of our antecedents， but keep up with the latest developments of science and technology. To be sure， it＇s secondhand experience. But it is the ideal supplement to our own limited experience. Few of us can travel around the world， or live long beyond one hundred years， but all of us can live many lives by reading books.
一种补偿的方法是阅读书籍。各种各样的书籍能给我们带来几乎无限的附加体验。从书本上你不仅可以追溯到我们祖先的智慧，但要跟上科学技术的最新发展。可以肯定的是，这是间接的经验。但它是我们自己有限的经验的理想补充。我们中很少有人能在世界各地旅行，或者生活在一百年的时间里，但我们所有人都可以通过读书来生活很多人。
Both book knowledge and personal experience are essential. While experience makes one more resourceful， book knowledge makes one more learned.
无论是书本知识和个人经验都是必不可少的。而经验使人更聪明，书本知识使人更博学。