My first novel was rejected by some of the most eminent publishers in the world. Starting again was a real wrench.

  • -- Wilbur Smith 威尔伯·史密斯

我的第一部小说被一些世界上最著名的出版商拒绝了。重新开始是件很痛苦的事。

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It is the advertiser who provides the paper for the subscriber. It is not to be disputed, that the publisher of a newspaper in this country, without a very exhaustive advertising support, would receive less reward for his labor than the humblest mechanic.

是广告客户为订户提供报纸。毫无疑问,在这个国家,如果没有详尽的广告支持,报社的出版人所得到的报酬,会比最卑微的机修工所得到的报酬还要少。

Not a few other very eminent and scholarly men made the same request, urging that I should no longer through fear refuse to give out my work for the common benefit of students of Mathematics.

不少杰出的学者也提出了同样的要求,敦促我不要再因为害怕而拒绝为数学学生的共同利益而放弃我的工作。

The professionals are going to be joined by the average Joe. Everybody's a publisher.

专业人士将加入到普通人的行列。每个人的一个出版商。