閲讀不僅使他多識了草木蟲魚之名，而且可以上溯遠古下及未來，飽覽存在的與非存在的奇風異俗。
阅读不仅使他多识了草木虫鱼之名，而且可以上溯远古下及未来，饱览存在的与非存在的奇风异俗。
yuè dú bù jǐn shǐ tā duō shí le cǎo mù chóng yú zhī míng ， ér qiě kě yǐ shàng sù yuǎn gǔ xià jí wèi lái ， bǎo lǎn cún zài de yǔ fēi cún zài de qí fēng yì sú ． Reading not only makes him [the reader] recognize the names of more types of grasses, trees, insects and fish, but can also take [him] back to ancient times and take [him] forward to future, thereby taking in a full picture of strange social customs both existent and non-existent.
verb
to go upstream
Examples (Wiktionary)
Mandarin
阅读不仅使他多识了草木虫鱼之名，而且可以上溯远古下及未来，饱览存在的与非存在的奇风异俗。
閲讀不僅使他多識了草木蟲魚之名，而且可以上溯遠古下及未來，飽覽存在的與非存在的奇風異俗。
yuè dú bù jǐn shǐ tā duō shí le cǎo mù chóng yú zhī míng ， ér qiě kě yǐ shàng sù yuǎn gǔ xià jí wèi lái ， bǎo lǎn cún zài de yǔ fēi cún zài de qí fēng yì sú ．
Reading not only makes him [the reader] recognize the names of more types of grasses, trees, insects and fish, but can also take [him] back to ancient times and take [him] forward to future, thereby taking in a full picture of strange social customs both existent and non-existent.