diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -73,18 +73,24 @@ In emulator
 -----------
 You need to first compile koreader-base in emulation mode.
   * If you have built koreader in real mode before, you need to clean it up:
-```bash
+
+```
 make clean && make cleanthirdparty
 ```
+
   * Then compile with emulation mode flag:
-```bash
+
+```
 EMULATE_READER=1 make
 ```
+
   * You may want to see README.md in koreader-base for more information.
 
+
 Next run `make bootstrapemu` to setup basic runtime environment needed by
 emulation mode. A new emu directory will be created.
 
+
 Last, run the emulator with following command:
 ```
 cd emu && reader.lua -d ./