This is especially true of small things that show effort, such as going out of your way to buy your friend a book that you know he or she will like.

尤其是那些需要付出努力的小事情，比如你特意为你的朋友买了一本你知道他/她会喜欢的书。

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"Research has found that when we are with a group of our 'real' friends, we shift our behavior to be more like them. We now know that this occurs when we read a book, as well," Young adds.

研究还发现，当我们跟一群‘真正’的朋友在一起时，我们改变自己的行为以更像他们。

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If you don't know anyone like that, think of a character from a movie or book who's daring and brave.

如果你不认识那样的人，就想象一下电影或书里那些大胆、勇敢的人物。

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As a historian, I know well the musty scent of book mold wafting up like some pheromone of erudition from a long unopened tome.

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