(1) the better the books the more delightful the company:書越好,與書作伴就越快活。
(2) They gain mental food such as few companions can supply: 他們得到的那種精神食糧是沒有什么同欄能提供的。此處such as相當于 such mental food as
(3) This: 指上句;albeit: 連詞,含義是 although it be(盡管,雖然),用于書面語。
(4) the printed pages:書本。
(5) to be worked over:以便加以研究。