ThreeStatesofReading读书的状态大致分为三种：一是为别人而读，二是为有用而读，三是为兴趣而读。Therearethreestatesofreading:readingforothers,readingforpracticeandreadingforinterest..处在第一种状态是最痛苦的，自己本不想读，但迫于外界压力却不得不读。好多中小学生就属于这种情形。在这样的状态下，读书真是苦不堪言。有不少学生曾咬牙切齿地发誓：毕业考试一结束，一定把××书烧掉。Thefirstkindofstateisthemostpainful,inwhichonehastoreadundertheexternalpressure,againsthisownwill.Manyprimaryandsecondaryschoolstudentsareinthiscase.Insuchsituation,readingisexactlyakindoftorment.Somestudentsusedtoswearthattheymustburnthesebooksassoonastheygraduate.一些为了拿文凭，评职称而读书的亦在此列，对于他们而言，读书实在是件苦差事。Otherswhowanttogetdiplomaandprofessionaltittlesarealsoincluded.Forthem,readingisreallydrudgery.第二种是为有用而读书。处在此列的人已知书中自有黄金屋和颜如玉，已经能从烟波浩渺的书海中有所取舍，读书很有目的性，或为提高专业技术水平，或为丰富知识，学电脑的看电脑书籍，学文学的看小说，当老师的读教育心理，做生意的看经济，搞行政的读政治、管理……。为获得某方面的知识而读书，以具备养家糊口的基本技能，凭真才实学立足于社会。Thesecondisreadingforpractice.Peopleinthisstateawarethattheycanfindeverythingtheywantinbooks.Theyareabletosearchwhattheyneedfrombooksandreadthemwithanintentiontoimprovetheirprofessionallevelorenrichtheirknowledge.Computerlearnersreadcomputerbooks;literaturelearnersreadnovels;teachersreadeducationalpsychology;businessmenreadeconomy;politiciansreadpoliticalmanagementandsoon.Theyacquiresomekindofknowledgefromreadinginordertohavethebasicskillstosupporttheirfamilyandmaketheirwayintheworldwiththeirtruetalent.第三种是为兴趣而读书。这是读书的自觉状态，更是一种境界。不为有用，只因喜欢。这些读者把读书当做生存的基本需要，读书已和吃饭睡觉一样必不可少。三日不读书，则自觉面目可憎，心里就空虚、失落、不踏实。Thelastisreadingforinterest.Thisisnotonlyaconsciousness,butalsoakindofrealmthatreadingisnotforpracticebutforpleasure.Readinghasbecomeakindofnecessariesoflife,whichisasimportantaseatingandsleeping.Severaldayswithoutreadingwillmakethemselvesfeeldisgusted,vacuousandungrounded.