书房在某种意义上就像读书人的一面镜子,或一张名片,很容易折射出主人的形象与内涵。周作人说:“自己的书斋不可给人家看见,因为这是危险的事,怕被看去了自己的心思。’这话是颇有几分道理的……书房的确不该开放。”我是周作人文章不折不扣的拥趸,在不宜开放书房这一点上更可谓是异代“同道”。我一向不愿意向人展示自己的书房,倒不是怕被别人看穿了自己藏书的简陋与寒碜,或者怕被人翻到不宜示人的“秘籍”。我的原因要简单得多,就是书房大多时候总是一派乱象。 In a sense, the study is like a mirror or a business card of a person reading a book. It is easy to reflect the owner’s image and connotation. Zhou Zuoren said: “My own study cannot be seen for others, because it is a dangerous thing and I am afraid that I can see my thoughts.” This is quite a bit of truth... The study should not be open.“ I am an out-and-out advocator of Zhou Zuoren’s article. It is even more a different generation ”same way" when it is inappropriate to open the study. I have always been reluctant to show my study to people. I am not afraid of being seen through the shabby and chilling of my own collection of books, or afraid of being turned into unsuitable cheats. My reason is much simpler, that is, the study is always chaotic.