人生的开始阶段,读书能有一个高起点,那将是终生受益的事情。要知道哪些书是经得起岁月淘洗的好书,有必要先认识一下写好书的作家。从2003年第1期开始,钟语甫老师向大家介绍几位在西方文学史上有特殊地位的作家。这一期向大家介绍爱默生。爱默生(1847～1931),美国散文家、诗人、思想家。其代表作有《论文集》、《英国人的性格》、《代表人物》以及日记书信等。——编者 The beginning of life, reading can have a high starting point, it will be a lifetime benefit. To know which books are good books that can withstand the years of washing, it is necessary to first understand writers who write books. Starting from the first issue of 2003, Mr. Zhong Yufu introduced several writers who have a special status in the history of Western literature. This issue introduces Emerson. Emerson (1847 ~ 1931), American essayist, poet, thinker. His masterpieces include “essays,” “British character,” “representative” and diary letters. --editor