开卷有益 The Value of Reading
Asthe saying goes, “no matter how much one has experienced, he cannot enrich hisknowledge without reading books.” When we started school in childhood, we weretold that the significant value of reading for our lives.
Inthe first place, reading is a good and convenient way for us to enrich ourknowledge and broaden our horizon. The more books we read, the more knowledgeand information we acquire. Therefore, it would be better to read widely andvariously. In other words, we should not only read avidly the books about ourmajor, but also spend some time in reading other books cursory so that we canacquire the wider knowledge and broaden our horizon. Second, reading widely isan important way to extend our thoughts and shape our characters. As the morereading we do, we are easier to think creatively and logically, and easier tounderstand human beings and the world, and easier to become an ideal as the saying goes, “good books are like a wise and nice man of lastgeneration, who supports me to walk forward, and helps me come to understandthe world.” Last but not the least, reading can yet be regarded as a goodchoice to relax and entertain ourselves. Compared with other ways forentertainment, reading is more convenient and quiet.
Ina word, reading is significant in our lives and we should value the chance toread and read more.
