传统的中国人一贯很看重读书,认为读书不仅是男人的事,于女人的命运也息息相关——丈夫或者儿子会念书,那是一件无比荣耀无比宽慰的事情,因为这意味着一种体面而富足的生活,因此也就有了“红袖添香”和“孟母择邻”的动人故事。如果仅仅就读书这种现象来看,现代社会无论是读书的人还是阅读的书,数量都要远远多过古代,读书的普遍程度显然更为符合孔老夫子所谓“有教无类”的教育理想。可现代人阅读的是什么书呢,好像并不重要,重要的是只要一个人喜欢读书,就会被认为有修养、有品位、有追求。这无疑是当今社会的一个重要特征。其实现代读书的动机,往往可以归纳为两种。第一种纯粹出于实用的考虑,以期在日趋激烈的竞争中求生存。现代文明的发展速度令人眼花缭乱,从服饰烹调到 The traditional Chinese have always attached great importance to reading, thinking that reading is not only a matter of men, but also of a woman’s fate - a husband or son can study, it is an immense relief from incomparable glory, because it means a decent and Rich life, so there will be “Red Sleeve Tim Hong ” and “Mengniu neighborhood ” touching story. If you just read this phenomenon, the modern society, whether reading or reading books, the number must be far more than ancient, the universality of reading is clearly more in line with the Confucius Confucius called The ideal of education. What modern books can be read, it does not seem important, it is important that as long as a person likes reading, it will be considered self-cultivation, taste, pursuit. This is undoubtedly an important feature of today’s society. In fact, motivation to study in the modern era can often be summarized in two ways. The first is purely practical considerations, with a view to survive in the increasingly fierce competition. The pace of development of modern civilization is dazzling, from clothing to cooking