书中自有颜如玉--one more random thought

很久以前看过一部郭凯敏和张芝华主演的没什么名气的电影，所有情节我现在全忘了，唯独记得故事里张芝华的乡下地主老爹的一句话：“女孩子读了书，就是一份最好的嫁妆。” 我那时候觉得这老爷子真TNND俗气！直到前些日子收拾自家书柜，看到那些我们一次次搬家，从东到西，一直象老鼠搬家一样不舍得扔掉的那些书，才终于理解了这位“老地主”-- 也可能是如今我自己也老成了俗人一个。:-) 喔，不要忘了吹了，很小的时候祖母就给俺讲过这个“颜如玉”的道理，只是她说的可不是什么嫁妆！

都怪奶奶！没办法，咱们爱读书，更爱烟如玉。今天看美坛的真人秀，就不禁有神清气爽之感。咱们这个nerdy坛，好象人长得都一点都不nerdy嘛！你们说，到底是长得好的人都爱读书呢，还是爱读书的人都长得好？！

When I was little, Grandma told me that if I did my school work well and read a lot, I would be able to floor a handsome young man when I grew up -- which was her interpretation of "there is a Song Yu in books" (书中自有颜如玉). I trusted my grandmother, for I knew she would never fail me! I did my best at school besides reading quite a lot books that wouldn't have helped me with the college entrance exam. And I ended up marrying a guy who is decent looking, though far from even comparable to Song Yu, but has read a wider range of books than I.

Today, when I saw the pictures of friends in MYSJ forum, I recalled that old saying Grandma had taught me again. And I can't help wondering: is it that all the bookworms are good looking, or that all the good looking people love books?

-- End of the story. I'd deeply appreciate it if you can proof read it and give me your feedback. Thanks.