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World Book Day: Finding Joy and Strength in Books
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4 yuè 23 rì4月23日shìyí gè一个tè bié特别derì zi日子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yóulián hé guó jiào kē wén zǔ zhī联合国教科文组织zài1995 nián1995年què lì确立mù dì目的shìxī wàng希望quán shì jiè全世界derénwú lùn无论nián jì年纪dà xiǎo大小dōunéngxiǎng shòu享受yuè dú阅读delè qù乐趣bìngzūn zhòng尊重nà xiē那些wěi dà伟大dezuò 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xuǎnzài4 yuè 23 rì4月23日ne

Why was April 23 chosen?

zhèshìyīn wèi因为yīng guó英国deshā shì bǐ yà莎士比亚xī bān yá西班牙desāi wàn tí sī塞万提斯zhèliǎng wèi两位shì jiè世界zhù míng著名dewén xué文学dà shī大师dōuzài1616niándezhèyī tiān一天lí kāi离开leshì 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zhèyī tiān一天chénglequán qiú全球dú zhě读者degòng 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yǒuhěnduōdòng rén动人degù 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dejiào yù jiā教育家kǒng zi孔子wǎn nián晚年fēi cháng非常xǐ huān喜欢yì jīng易经

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

shí hòu时候deshūshìyòngniú pí shéng牛皮绳zhú piàn竹片lián jiē连接zàiyì qǐ一起zuòchéngde

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decì shù次数tàiduōlián jiē连接zhú piàn竹片deniú pí shéng牛皮绳jìng rán竟然duànlehǎo 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dehǎo 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yǒuyī jù一句míng yán名言

The Argentine writer Borges also had a famous saying.

shuōrú guǒ如果shì jiè世界shàngyǒutiān táng天堂yí dìng一定shìtú shū guǎn图书馆deyàng zi样子

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

suī rán虽然wǎn nián晚年shuāng yǎn双眼shī míng失明wú fǎ无法qīn zì亲自fān shū翻书dànyī rán依然jiān chí坚持qǐng rén请人gěitīng

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

duìlái shuō来说dú shū读书shìgǎn zhī感知shì jiè世界zuìzhòng yào重要defāng 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degù shì故事tóng yàng同样gǎn rén感人

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

nián qīng年轻shíshī qù失去lexíng zǒu行走denéng lì能力hòu lái后来yòuhuàn shàng患上zhòng bìng重病

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

zàitòng kǔ痛苦derì zi日子tōng guò通过dú shū读书xiě zuò写作zhǎo dào找到leshēng mìng生命deyáng guāng阳光

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

yòngwén zì文字gào sù告诉dà jiā大家yuè dú阅读kě yǐ可以ràngrénchuān tòu穿透kǔ nàn苦难kàn dào看到wèi lái未来dexī 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shìwèi le为了zēng jiā增加zhī shí知识gèng shì更是wèi le为了gěixīn líng心灵zhǎoyí gè一个ān jìng安静degǎng wān港湾

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

zàizhèyī tiān一天hěnduōrénhuìtú shū guǎn图书馆zǒuzǒuhuò zhě或者mǎiyī běn一本xǐ huān喜欢deshūsòng 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suī rán虽然yī nián一年zhǐ yǒu只有yī tiān一天dànyuè dú阅读kě yǐ可以chéng wéi成为wǒ men我们měi tiān每天dexí 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dāngdǎ kāi打开yī běn一本shūshíjiùyǐ jīng已经kāi qǐ开启leyī duàn一段qí miào奇妙delǚ 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depéng yǒu朋友néngzàishū běn书本deshì jiè世界fā xiàn发现yī yàng一样defēng jǐng风景

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

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