A: My brother is more of a reader than an exercise enthusiast. Perhaps he could look into history.
B: Yes, I like that idea. He could pick a period in a certain part of the world and read all about it.
A: It would be a good idea to read different perspectives, from contemporary accounts to more recent appraisals, and from writers living in different cultures.
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B: And he could even look at the source texts, or translations of them.
A: Yes, I think that’s something he could really sink his teeth into. Add it to the list.
A: 我弟比較喜歡看書，對運動比較不熱中。或許他可以好好讀一點歷史。
B: 對，我覺得這點子不錯。他可以選擇世界上某個地方某一時期的歷史，去好好研讀一下。
A: 最好讀一些不同觀點的東西，從當時的記述到比較晚近的評價，還有不同文化背景作者所寫的東西。
B: 而且他還可以去讀原典，或是翻譯。
A: 對，我想他會很有興趣的。把它加入清單吧！
(Paul Cooper, Taipei Times／台北時報林俐凱譯)
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