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World Book Day: Finding Joy and Strength in Books
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4 yuè 23 rì4月23日shì是yí gè一个tè bié特别de的rì zi日子,yě也jiù shì就是“shì jiè dú shū rì世界读书日”。

April 23 is a special day, known as "World Book Day."

zhè ge这个jié rì节日yóu由lián hé guó jiào kē wén zǔ zhī联合国教科文组织zài在1995 nián1995年què lì确立,mù dì目的shì是xī wàng希望quán shì jiè全世界de的rén人,wú lùn无论nián jì年纪dà xiǎo大小,dōu都néng能xiǎng shòu享受yuè dú阅读de的lè qù乐趣,bìng并zūn zhòng尊重nà xiē那些wěi dà伟大de的zuò jiā作家。

This holiday was established by UNESCO in 1995. Its purpose is to encourage people all over the world, young and old alike, to enjoy reading and to respect great writers.

wèi shén me为什么xuǎn选zài在4 yuè 23 rì4月23日ne呢?

Why was April 23 chosen?

zhè这shì是yīn wèi因为yīng guó英国de的shā shì bǐ yà莎士比亚hé和xī bān yá西班牙de的sāi wàn tí sī塞万提斯,zhè这liǎng wèi两位shì jiè世界zhù míng著名de的wén xué文学dà shī大师,dōu都zài在1616nián年de的zhè这yī tiān一天lí kāi离开le了shì jiè世界。

It is because Shakespeare from England and Cervantes from Spain, two world-famous literary masters, both passed away on this day in 1616.

wèi le为了jì niàn纪念tā men他们,zhè这yī tiān一天chéng成le了quán qiú全球dú zhě读者de的gòng tóng共同jié rì节日。

To honor them, this day became a shared holiday for readers around the world.

guān yú关于dú shū读书,yǒu有hěn很duō多dòng rén动人de的gù shì故事。

There are many touching stories about reading.

bǐ rú比如zhōng guó中国gǔ dài古代wěi dà伟大de的jiào yù jiā教育家kǒng zi孔子,tā他wǎn nián晚年fēi cháng非常xǐ huān喜欢dú读《yì jīng易经》。

For example, Confucius, the great ancient Chinese educator, loved reading the "I Ching" in his later years.

nà那shí hòu时候de的shū书shì是yòng用niú pí shéng牛皮绳bǎ把zhú piàn竹片lián jiē连接zài在yì qǐ一起zuò做chéng成de的。

At that time, books were made by tying bamboo strips together with leather cords.

yīn wèi因为kǒng zi孔子fǎn fù反复yuè dú阅读,fān dòng翻动de的cì shù次数tài太duō多,lián jiē连接zhú piàn竹片de的niú pí shéng牛皮绳jìng rán竟然duàn断le了hǎo jǐ cì好几次。

Because Confucius read it again and again, the leather cords binding the bamboo strips actually broke several times.

zhè ge这个gù shì故事gào sù告诉wǒ men我们,zhēn zhèng真正de的hǎo shū好书zhí de值得fǎn fù反复zuān yán钻研。

This story tells us that truly good books are worth studying again and again.

ā gēn tíng阿根廷zuò jiā作家bó ěr hè sī博尔赫斯yě也yǒu有yī jù一句míng yán名言。

The Argentine writer Borges also had a famous saying.

tā他shuō说,rú guǒ如果shì jiè世界shàng上yǒu有tiān táng天堂,nà那yí dìng一定shì是tú shū guǎn图书馆de的yàng zi样子。

He said that if there is a heaven in the world, it must look like a library.

suī rán虽然tā他wǎn nián晚年shuāng yǎn双眼shī míng失明,wú fǎ无法qīn zì亲自fān shū翻书,dàn但tā他yī rán依然jiān chí坚持qǐng rén请人dú读gěi给tā他tīng听。

Although he became blind in his later years and could not turn the pages himself, he still asked others to read to him.

duì对tā他lái shuō来说,dú shū读书shì是gǎn zhī感知shì jiè世界zuì最zhòng yào重要de的fāng shì方式。

For him, reading was the most important way to understand the world.

zhōng guó中国zuò jiā作家shǐ tiě shēng史铁生de的gù shì故事tóng yàng同样gǎn rén感人。

The story of the Chinese writer Shi Tiesheng is equally moving.

tā他nián qīng年轻shí时shī qù失去le了xíng zǒu行走de的néng lì能力,hòu lái后来yòu又huàn shàng患上zhòng bìng重病。

When he was young, he lost the ability to walk, and later he became seriously ill.

zài在tòng kǔ痛苦de的rì zi日子lǐ里,tā他tōng guò通过dú shū读书hé和xiě zuò写作zhǎo dào找到le了shēng mìng生命de的yáng guāng阳光。

During those painful days, he found the sunlight of life through reading and writing.

tā他yòng用wén zì文字gào sù告诉dà jiā大家,yuè dú阅读kě yǐ可以ràng让rén人chuān tòu穿透kǔ nàn苦难,kàn dào看到wèi lái未来de的xī wàng希望。

Through his words, he told everyone that reading can help people go through suffering and see hope for the future.

dú shū读书bù jǐn不仅shì是wèi le为了zēng jiā增加zhī shí知识,gèng shì更是wèi le为了gěi给xīn líng心灵zhǎo找yí gè一个ān jìng安静de的gǎng wān港湾。

Reading is not only for gaining knowledge; it is also for giving the heart a quiet harbor.

zài在zhè这yī tiān一天,hěn很duō多rén人huì会qù去tú shū guǎn图书馆zǒu走zǒu走,huò zhě或者mǎi买yī běn一本xǐ huān喜欢de的shū书sòng gěi送给zì jǐ自己。

On this day, many people go to the library for a walk, or buy a favorite book as a gift for themselves.

shì jiè世界dú shū读书rì日suī rán虽然yī nián一年zhǐ yǒu只有yī tiān一天,dàn但yuè dú阅读kě yǐ可以chéng wéi成为wǒ men我们měi tiān每天de的xí guàn习惯。

World Book Day is only one day a year, but reading can become a daily habit.

wú lùn无论shēng huó生活duō me多么máng lù忙碌,dāng当nǐ你dǎ kāi打开yī běn一本shū书shí时,nǐ你jiù就yǐ jīng已经kāi qǐ开启le了yī duàn一段qí miào奇妙de的lǚ chéng旅程。

No matter how busy life is, when you open a book, you have already begun a wonderful journey.

xī wàng希望měi wèi每位xué xí学习zhōng wén中文de的péng yǒu朋友,yě也néng能zài在shū běn书本de的shì jiè世界lǐ里,fā xiàn发现bù不yī yàng一样de的fēng jǐng风景。

I hope that every friend learning Chinese can also discover different scenery in the world of books.

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