When I was young, I thought that without reading it will be insufficient to come to understand life.

Not until later have I found out that if you don't understand life, you will not be able to read and understand the true meanings hiding in the books. 

The significance of reading is probably to read with feelings in life and to live life with gains from reading.

年轻的时候以为不读书不足以了解人生，

直到后来才发现如果不了解人生，

是读不懂书的。

读书的意义大概就是用生活所感去读书，

用读书所得去生活吧。

When I was young, I thought that without reading it will be insufficient to come to understand life.

Not until later have I found out that if you don't understand life, you will not be able to read and understand the true meanings hiding in the books.

The significance of reading is probably to read with feelings in life and to live life with gains from reading.

年轻的时候以为不读书不足以了解人生，
直到后来才发现如果不了解人生，
是读不懂书的。
读书的意义大概就是用生活所感去读书，
用读书所得去生活吧。

When I was young, I thought that without reading it will be insufficient to come to understand life.

Not until later have I found out that if you don't understand life, you will not be able to read and understand the true meanings hiding in the books. 

The significance of reading is probably to read with feelings in life and to live life with gains from reading.

年轻的时候以为不读书不足以了解人生，

直到后来才发现如果不了解人生，

是读不懂书的。

读书的意义大概就是用生活所感去读书，

用读书所得去生活吧。