大学英语听说教程 第二册 unit4a

[12:27.91]2)Listen to the following passage twice and,as you listen,
[12:34.21]take down some notes about the following points.
[12:39.12]What can we get from good books?
[12:44.21]First of all,good books can give us pleasure.
[12:49.02]There are many kinds of joy to be found in good books:
[12:54.11]enjoyment of the story,the ideas,the use of beautiful language.
[13:00.90]Even the smell and feel of a good book can bring us pleasure.
[13:06.78]Secondly,good books can offer us companionship.
[13:12.29]With good books in hands we need never be lonely.
[13:18.09]The people we meet in books may delight us
[13:22.79]either because they resemble human friends that we hold dear,
[13:28.49]or because they present unfamiliar types that we are glad to welcome as new friends
[13:35.99]Thirdly,good books can widen our experience.
[13:41.60]Few of us can travel far from home or have a wide range of adventures,
[13:48.60]but all of us can lead richer lives and experience
[13:53.88]a variety of feelings through reading good books.
[13:59.08]Since we can derive from good books pleasure,companionship and experience,
[14:06.97]we should spare some time and reads many good books as possible.