有些书的书名,径直就是一种挑逗,比如《为什么读经典》。假如我是一个作家,也许我会急切地去翻《未来千年文学备忘录》,从中寻绎关于写作的箴言,但我不是。我是一个读者,同时也是一个教书匠,因此“为什么读经典”对我是一个更大的诱惑。不管是作为读者还是作为教书匠,这都是我更关心的。从根底里说,《未来千年文学备忘录》与《为什么读经典》也许不应被看作两种类型的书,不过后者的书名似乎隐含着对于揭晓某个谜底的更直接的承诺。 The title of some books, straightforward is a tease, such as “Why read the classics.” If I were a writer, maybe I would eagerly turn over the “future millennium literature memorandum”, from which I could deduce the motto about writing, but I am not. I am a reader and a book teacher, so “Why Reading Classics” is a bigger temptation for me. This is what I care more about as a reader or as a book-maker. Basically, “The Future Millenary Literary Memorandum” and “Why Reading the Classics” may not be seen as two types of book, but the title of the latter seems to imply a more direct commitment to revealing a certainty.