作为一个民族历史文明、文化认同的载体，书籍往往是人们读懂一个地方、乃至世界的窗口。世界读书日之际，让我们倾听来自美国、俄罗斯等不同国家的友人与中国书籍的故事，感受他们所领略到的中华文化。

As the carrier of history, civilization and cultural identity of a nation, books are often the windows through which people may get to know a place, and even the whole world. On the occasion of World Book and Copyright Day, let us listen to stories from friends from the United States, Russia, and other countries about their experiences with Chinese books, and feel the Chinese culture they have come to appreciate.

你好，今天是世界读书日，阅读不仅仅是一种个人的体验，也承载了交流和对话的意义。现在，让我们走上街头，寻找一些外国友人，听听他们与中国书籍的故事。

Hello, today is the World Book and Copyright Day. Reading is not only a personal experience, but also carries the meaning of dialogue and communication. Now, let's take to the streets, and look for a few foreign friends, and listen to their stories with Chinese books. Come on！

问题1：您最喜欢哪本中国书籍？

Q1：What´s your favorite Chinese book?

(1)当然是中国古典的老子的《道德经》。

Dao De Jing

(2) 其中我最喜欢的一个是杨本芬的《秋园》。

Qiu Yuan

(3)我可能会选择余华的《兄弟》。

Brothers

(4)我本科时候读过钱钟书先生的《围城》。

Fortress Besieged

（5）这本书是费孝通学者在一九四八年写的，书名是《乡土中国》，中文称为《乡土中国》。

From the Soil

问题2：为什么最喜欢这本书？

Q2：Why do you like this book most？

(1)我觉得这个是只有五千左右的字数，是非常小，非常薄的书，但是我觉得内容是非常深刻的。还有我们可以通过这个书考虑很多事情。

I think it's only about 5,000 words, so it is a very small, very thin book. But I think the content is very profound. And there are a lot of things we can think about with this book.

(2) 她(杨本芬)描写了在20世纪一切发生在她身上的故事, 但她用一种私人化的方式来描写。我们历史学家通常思考整体——宏观的角度，但这个是一种局部的方面——微观的角度。

She describes all the things that happen to her in China over the 20th Century，but she describes them in a way that's very personal. Historians normally thinks about the big picture—the macro perspective. But this is from the local level the micro perspective, the local perspective. So that's what I like about the book.

(3)因为他用的单词没有那么难, 外国人都很容易理解. 并且，余华对人物的描写和人性的披露都很深刻. 我很喜欢，(因为)这本书很真实。

Because the words he uses are not too difficult to understand. Foreigners can easily understand them. Moreover, Yu Hua's depiction of characters and revelation of human nature are very profound. I really like it, it's very realistic.

(4)它讲述了每个人都会陷入自己的围城之中, 这种围城可以是社会的束缚，也可以是自己内心的困境。

It tells the story of how everyone can find themselves trapped in their own fortresses, which can be the constraints of society or one's own internal dilemmas.

(5)这些书有助于我们理解家庭制度、男性和女性在社会中的角色、父亲和母亲的角色以及他们在家庭中的关系，以及他们与孩子的关系。因此，它有助于我们理解一个社会的主要特征。

This book helps us to understand the family system, the roles of male and females in the society, the roles of father and mother, and their relationship inside the families, and their relationship with their children. So it helps us to understand the main characteristics of a society.

问题3：这本书什么地方让你印象深刻？

Q3：What impresses you most in this book？

（1）我觉得，“上善若水”，这个是印象最深刻的一句话。

I think, “the highest good is like water”, this is the most impressive sentence.

（2）我想我最喜欢的是，她——作者，也就是主人公的女儿写到：“一生担尽酸甜苦辣，终落得如此下场。人生中有好事与坏事，但最后我们都会克服。” 我想这是这本小说的主要观点。

I think what I like best is she, the author, who's the daughter of the main character writes “Having endured ups and downs, my life ends up like this.” So the life has good things and bad things, but in the end we'll just go through it, which I think is really the main point of the novel.

(3)我记不清是谁对谁说的, 但是我记得很清楚的是, （这句话是）别哭了，不要让别人知道我们在哭, 好像是李光头安慰他的兄弟宋钢的时候对他说的。

I can't remember who said it to whom. But what I remember very clearly is “Don't cry, don't let others know we are crying”. It seems like it was said by Li Guangtou to comfort his brother Song Gang.

(4)《围城》里有一句话比较有名，我不知道自己有没有说错, 就是“人生就像围城，城外的人想冲进去，围在城里的人想逃出来”。这一段话，其实它比较多是对婚姻的描述。

Fortress Besieged

（5）我最喜欢的是书中所讲的社会、为什么这个社会很重要以及不同的人是如何走到一起、并建立一个非常健康、非常和平的社会的。

I like most in the book is the society，why is this society important and how different people come together，and make a very healthy and very peaceful society.

问题四：在世界读书日，你能为大家送上阅读赠语吗？

Q4：On World Book and Copyright Day, can you say something about reading?

(1)那我觉得，印象最深刻的地方是, 我第一次来到中国的时候，我觉得非常难, 因为语言、文化上遇到了很多问题。但是我记得“上善若水”，好像是水一样，所以我到这，我要适应中国人的生活。

I think the most impressive part is When I first came to China, I found it very difficult. Because I had a lot of problems with language and culture. But I remember that “the highest good is like water”, as if it were water. So I'm here, I have to adapt to the life of the Chinese.

(2) 当我有时间的时候,我更喜欢阅读一些关于人生经验的内容。因为我认为历史学家们有的一个问题是，我们常常忘记一个人的人生是复杂的，有时我们会过度简化。

When I do have time，I do like to read more about the human experience. And I think for me one of the things I feel is a problem for historians is we often forget how complicated life is at the personal level, and so sometimes we try to oversimplify it.

(3)如果你想学会一门外语, 那么读外语书籍是最好的办法之一。

If you want to learn a foreign language, reading foreign language books is one of the best methods.

(4)对于有些人来说，阅读会很沉闷. 但其实只要你踏出第一步，先找一本自己感兴趣的书, 认真地去读每一个字, 你就可能在里面找出一些有意思的启发。

For some, it can be quite dull. However, as long as you take the first step, start with a book that interests you, and read every word carefully, you might find some interesting inspiration within.

(5) 我建议每个来自中国和世界各地的人多读一些书, 多读一些关于自己社会的书, 这样你就可以更好地了解自己的社会, 了解如何为自己的社会做出贡献,如何帮助自己的社会。

I suggest every person from China and from all parts of the world to read more books, to read more books about your own society, so you can learn better about your society and how can you contribute towards your society and how can you help your society.

监制：禹振华 秦慧英 徐琼 冯宇轩

策划、采访、文案：赵晓峰 王羽洁 付亚文 周浩宇

视频：付亚文 王羽洁

作者：冯宇轩 赵晓峰 王羽洁 付亚文 周浩宇

责编：王柯沣

一审：王柯沣

二审：唐煜斯

三审：秦慧英

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