From fire, water, the passage of time, neglectful readers, and the hand of the censor, each of my books has escaped to tell me its story.

  • -- Alberto Manguel 阿尔维托·曼古埃尔

从火、水、时间的流逝、疏忽的读者和审查人员的手中,我的每一本书都逃过一劫,讲述了它的故事。

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FOR a long time the conviction has been dimly felt in the community that, without prejudice to existing institutions, the legal day of weekly rest might be employed to advantage for purposes affecting the general good.

长期以来,社会上有一种模糊的信念,即在不损害现有机构的情况下,可以利用法定的每周休息日来达到影响公众利益的目的。

While many people think that we as reporters are whining and that this is a time of war, we are really the conveyors of truth in a very critical time and people need to know that truth.

虽然很多人认为我们作为记者在抱怨,认为这是一个战争时期,但在一个非常关键的时刻,我们确实是真相的传播者,人们需要知道真相。

Let others pride themselves about how many pages they have written; I'd rather boast about the ones I've read.

让别人为自己写了多少页而自豪;我宁愿吹嘘我读过的那些书。

I do not remember any proper children's books in my childhood. I was not exposed to them.

我不记得我小时候读过什么儿童读物。我没有接触过他们。

My perfect reader doesn't just read - he or she devours books.

我的完美读者不只是读书——他或她会狼吞虎咽地读书。

There is much to discover that's not on the back cover!

有很多发现不是在封底上!