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。 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。文中出现三次“状态”,翻译时灵活处理:Reading can be done for roughly three purposes: for others, for use and for interest. People who read for others are the most painful because they hate reading and have to read. Many of the primary and secondary school students are in such a state of mind. To them, reading is completely suffering.