1、1Literature is human life textbook.文学是人类生活的教科书。2Without thinking and sadness, there would be no literature.没有思考和悲伤，就不会有文学。3The text can be custom, can learn in nature.文可以变风俗，学可以究天人。4Literature is nothing, because literature is everything.文学什么都不是，因为文学就是一切。5We all must inherit excellent literary and a
2、rtistic heritage.我们必须继承一切优秀的文学艺术遗产。A good book may be among the best of friends.It is the same today that it always was, and it will never change.It is the most patient and cheerful of companions.It does not turn its back upon us in times of adversity(逆境) or distress(悲伤)It always receives us with th
3、e same kindness; amusing and instructing us in youth, and comforting and consoling(安慰) us in age.A good book is often the best urn of a life enshrining the best that life could think out; for the world of a mans life is, for the most part, but the world of his thoughts.Thus the best books are treasu
4、ries of good words, the golden thoughts, which, remembered and cherished, become our constant companions and comforters.The written word is one of the most powerful forms of expression.Classic literature written many years ago still has the power to educate and inspire people.Many people find it dif
5、ficult to read the classics.In fact, reading the classics can be a pleasurable experience especially as you mature and develop a deeper understanding of the world.Read for enjoyment.Classic literature should be read for enjoyment as well as education.Look for the works by authors youre familiar with
6、 through movies or TV.Choose the type of classic literature that you enjoy reading from past experience.Keep a dictionary on hand.Use the Oxford English Dictionary as a reference for unfamiliar words or to define words that have changed in meaning over time.Start slowly and work on reading 30 minute
7、s a day to get into the habit.Get to read its biographical information.This is because it relates to the setting of the story and author.To have a better understanding of the story, find out more about the time period in which a work was created and the background of its author.Do research on the In
8、ternet.Large numbers of websites, like Bibliomania，provide information for the study and exploration of classic literature.Understand story structure.Classic literature often contains complex plots and extensive character development.Focus on reading for the overall theme or the meaning of the story
9、, and take notes to recognize the basic elements of the story.Buy literature companions.Authoritative works such as the Oxford Companion to Classic Literature or the Norton Anthology of English Literature offer popular classic works of literature to get you started.Understand the use of footnotes in
10、 literature.Classic literature is often full of references to social and culture elements of the past.Footnotes may be used to explain these references and make the material easier to understand.探索发现1. Read the passage carefully and try to think of a proper title for it.How to start reading classic literature2. Classic literature is too difficult for us to read now.Do you think so?Yes, I think so.Though difficult, it can be read little by little.3. Which tip do you think is the most useful while reading the classics?The last tip.Because I think footnotes are helpful to me.
