最近在看Nicholas Sparks的小说A Walk to Remember，感觉很好，甚至有想看完他的其它二十本小说的冲动，于是在网上搜索Nicholas Sparks，却不小心被一个“老张侃英语”的博客所吸引，他竟然是Nicholas Sparks的超级粉丝，而且已经看完了Nicholas Sparks的全部作品，还有照片为证，哇！看了他的读后感，让我坚定了对Nicholas Sparks的兴趣。

这位张老师说他成为Nicholas Sparks的粉丝就跟成为Brian Tracy的粉丝的原因一样，先痴迷两位作者的平易英语，然后才是被书里的内容所吸引。我对Brian Tracy不了解，倒是很同意他这样评价Nicholas Sparks。浏览“老张侃英语”，我对张老师引用的Brian Tracy的一段文字产生了强烈的共鸣。放在这里，勉励自己，也希望有朝一日可以拜读Brian Tracy的原著。

If you go into the home of a wealthy person, what is one of the first things you see? And the answer is, a library! The wealthier the homeowners, and the larger the home, the more likely it is that they will have a fully stocked library.

如果你走进一个富人的家里，你看到的第一样东西是什么？答案是，一个书房！主人越富有，房子越大，他们的藏书就越多。

If you go into the home of poor people, what is the very first thing you see? That's right! The biggest television they can afford!

如果你走进一个穷人的家里，你看到的第一样东西是什么？没错！是他们能买得起的最大的电视！

Now, here's a question for you. Did the owners of large homes become wealthy and then buy the books? Or, did they buy the books and read them, and then become wealthy? I think the answer is clear. People buy the books, study and apply them, become increasingly proficient, and are eventually paid very well.

这里有一个问题要问你。富人是先有钱再买书的，还是先买书、读书，然后才成为富人的？我想答案是显而易见的。人们购买图书、阅读和应用书中的内容，知识也越来越丰富，然后才能获得高薪。

In order to stay on top of your job, you should read in your field at least one hour per day. Anything less than one hour per day will put you in danger or being passed by your competitors. The rule is that to earn more, you must learn more.

要想在工作中出类拔萃，你应该每天都读一小时的专业书籍。如果少了那一小时的专业阅读，你很有可能会被你的竞争对手甩在后面。有条法则是：若想挣得更多，你就必须学得更多。

If you read just one hour per day, that will amount to about one book per week. One book per week will amount to about 50 books per year. Fifty books per year will totally about 500 books over the next 10 years. At the very least, you will need a bigger house just to hold your books, and your will probably be able to afford it as well.

如果你每天读一小时的书，那么加起来，你每星期就会读完一本书；而每周一本书，加起来每年就是50本书；每年50本书，就意味着在未来的十年里，你将会读完500本书。到那时，你需要一个大一点的房子来收藏这些书；到那时，你会发现自己已经完全有能力买下一栋大房子了。