A Man of Books 刘为说书
As the host of , Liu Wei took the fancy of the audience by his scholastic hosting style.
作为《读书时间》的节目主持人，刘为以学者型的主持风格得到大家的喜爱。
The studio of drew a group of special guests tonight; who are all students of Liu Wei.
今天《读书时间》的演播室来了一群特殊的客人，他们是刘为的学生。
Student: A lot of diffrences in sitting in the classroom with him, I'm pretty impressed with all these TV cameras . I'm so happy to see that the whole nation has access to this man's thoughts and ideas.
学生：这里与教室截然不同，摄像机让我感到惊讶，我很高兴看到整个国家都可以了解他的想法。
Liu wei holds a teaching position in the Department of History, Zhejiang University. he has to travel between Beijing and Hangzhou each month to make the programme.
刘为是浙江大学历史系的教授，为了录制节目，每个月他都会往返北京和杭州之间。
Liu: I enjoy my work as a TV worker as well as a teacher. As a teachear, you teach a course at least for one term , to write a book, at least a year or 2,3or a little longer .For TV,as a presenter here ,you need to pick up a top every week and finesh it. I quite enjoy the different wavelengths and different scenes of life, which makes quite a lot of changes, which is challenging, demanding, at the same time, satisfying.
刘：我喜欢我的工作，无论是做电视，还是做老师。老师教一门课程要一个学期，写一本书至少要一年，甚至两三年，做主持人每周一个话题。我喜欢不同工作带给我的不同的周期和不同的风景。这富于变化、充满挑战性，同时令我满足。
In 1994, Liuwei made a program for Hangzhong TV station, which was broadcasted by CCTV. He fell in love with TV and embraced the medium from that time.
1994年他为杭州电视台制作了一个节目，在中央电视台播出。从此，刘为与电视结缘并走上荧幕。
Liuwei joined the army when he was 15. After having been in the army for 6 years.
刘为15岁参军，并度过了6年的军旅生涯。
Liu: In the army ,learned discipline teams spirit ane sense of responsibilities.At the age of 23, I was a personal secretary to quite high ranking official in the provincial goverment ,my job was considered as satisfying one ,I didn't like the job ,so I decided to make a change .
刘：我从军队生活中学到了很多，团队精神、纪律和责任感。22岁时，我是省政府的一名高级官员的秘书。人们都觉得我的工作很好，但我对我的工作并不满意，我决定做个改变。
He attended Hangzhou University in 1978, the received a doctorate in history from Nanjing University, and later went abroad to continue his research work.
1978年，刘为考取杭州大学。后来又取得了南京大学历史学博士学位。而后，到国外继续深造。
Liuwei enjoys reading books related to philosophy, history and Chinese classical literature. He can discover boundless beauty inside these books.
刘为喜欢读哲学和中国古典文学方面的书，他在其中体会着无穷的美感。
Liu: I read "the Dreams of Red Chamber" for the first time when the age of 13. I was surprised that a story could be told in such a way. No obvious drama and no climax in every chapter or whatever, the author simply describes the characters in such a smooth way.
刘：我第一次读《红楼梦》是在13岁，我很惊讶故事还可以这么写。每个章节都没有明显的剧情变化和高潮，同时，作者竟能如此流畅地刻画人物。
Most of Liuwei's book collection came from secondhand-book markets, Liuwei said that their old look helped to breath life into the books. The ancient signature of the author, and the comments written on the old pages are all so intriguing to Liuwei, so that he can hardly tear himself away from the old books.
刘为的藏书大部分来自旧书市场，刘为说从旧书中可以感受到人的气息，书上有古老的作者签名和书页上的批注，这些都会让人爱不释手。
Liu: I had a dream of becoming a fighter pilot from my childhood. When I heard that there was a book titled "fighter", I was determined to find it. Last year, 1999, I found it in a second hand bookshop in Edinburgh and I read it all day. Short after that, I met a friend who was visiting Beijing and mentioned that book. After some hesitation I decided to give him this book.
刘：我小时侯曾梦想当飞行员，但是这个梦想破灭了，所以，当我听到有一本书叫《战斗机》时，我想方设法去找这本书。后来我在爱丁堡的一个旧书店里找到了它。我非常高兴，整天的读。可是，我的一个朋友来北京，他也很迷恋这本书。经过犹豫，我决定把这本书送给他。
As a bookworm, a teacher and a storyteller, liuwei's supreme desire is to write a book. Recently, he has been working on a book on British Constitutionalism in the 15th century. We are expecting to read his new work soon.
读书、教书、说书的刘为，最大的愿望是写书。最近他在写一本关于15世纪英国宪政的书。我们期待他的新书早日面世。