They had begun long before books were printed, but it was printing that released them from obscurity . 这些发展在书籍印成以前很久就已开始了，但把它们从朦胧状态中解放出来的却是印刷术。
My hours of leisure i spent in reading the best authors, ancient and modern, being always provided with a good number of books . 我身边总有许多书籍，闲时候我就读古代的和现代的最好作品。
In his travels, and in his accompanying readings, he had come to the conclusion that the essential secret of life was harmony . 他通过视察，阅读有关书籍，得出了结论：生活的秘决在于和谐。
Books and articles flowed from twain, and each increased his reputation as america's greatest humorist . 书籍和文章从马克吐温那里源源而来，每一种都能增加他这个美国最伟大的幽默作家的声誉。
People buy books on aircraft identification, and spend whole afternoons on their backs, looking at the sky through telescopes . 人们购买识别飞机方面的书籍，每天下午仰卧在地上，用望远镜观察天空。
Book and reading which used to be, and to a certain extent are yet, a luxury in the country, become a necessity in the city . 书籍和阅读，过去在农村中常常是并且在某种程度上说现在也是一种奢侈品，而在城市中成为必需品。
At the same time educational pamphlets and literature were distributed to american troops before their embarkation from the united states . 同时他印了很多有教育意义的小册子，和文学书籍，在美国部队由美国上船以前，即行散发。
I was wondering if you would entertain it kindly if i were to give you from the mission stories, several books of a more appropriate and edifying nature ? 要是我从传教团的书籍里找几本比较正经、比较有效益的书给你，不知你是否乐于接受？
Finding the advantage of this little collection, i proposed to render the benefit from the books more common, by commencing a public subscription library . 看到这批收藏不多的书籍会有这些好处，我建议成立一个公共订阅图书馆，使大家都能从中得到好处。
