On the subject of reading, Francis Bacon, who lived at about the same time as shakespeare, wrote these words, Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested. This good advice shows how it is possible to read
“有些書是應當嘗嘗滋味的,有些書是應當吞食下去的,有少數書是應當咀嚼和消化的。”這個忠告很好,它表明可以用不同的方法來閱讀不同類型的書。