A collection of honey-gathering stories about famous people reading books

Wen Yiduo was addicted to reading and became "drunk" as soon as he read it. On his wedding day, the bridal chamber was decorated with lights and colorful decorations and was very lively. Early in the morning, relatives and friends came to congratulate the bride. Until the sedan chair was about to arrive home, people could not find the groom anywhere. Everyone was so anxious that they looked around, and finally found him in the study. He was still wearing his old robe and holding a book in his hand. No wonder people say he can't read and gets "drunk" when he reads.

Hua Luogeng guesses books

The famous mathematician Hua Luogeng has a unique way of reading. When he got a book, he didn't open it and read it from cover to cover. Instead, he thought about the book for a while, then closed his eyes and meditated. He guessed the layout of the book, and then opened the book after considering it. If the author's ideas were consistent with his guess, he stopped reading. Hua Luogeng's guessing method not only saves reading time, but also cultivates his thinking and imagination, so that he will not become a slave of books.

Hou Baolin copied books

Hou Baolin, the master of cross talk language, only went to elementary school for three years. Because of his diligence and studious, his artistic level reached the level of proficiency and he became a famous language master. expert. Once, in order to buy a Ming Dynasty joke book "Jian Lang" that he wanted to buy, he visited all the used bookstalls in Beijing but failed. Later, he learned that the Beijing Library had this book and decided to copy it back. It was winter, and he braved the strong wind and heavy snow and ran to the library for eighteen days to copy books. Finally, he copied a book with more than 100,000 words.

Zhang Guanghou eats books

The mathematician Zhang Guanghou once saw a paper on loss value and thought it was useful for his research work, so he read it over and over again. This paper lasted more than 20 pages, and he read it over and over again for more than half a year. Because of frequent flipping, an obvious black mark was left on the white pages. His wife joked to him that this was not studying, it was just eating books.

Gorky saves books

Gorky, the world’s literary giant, has a deep affection for books and loves books as much as his life. Once, there was a fire in his room. The first thing he picked up were books, and he didn't consider anything else. He was almost burned to death trying to save the books. He said: "On the one hand, books enlighten my wisdom and soul, and on the other hand, they help me stand up in a muddy pond. If it were not for books, I would sink in this muddy pond, and I would be drowned by stupidity and obscenity."