A great book is a great evil.

好书如罪恶。

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Why are not more gems from our great authors scattered over the country? Great books are not in everybody's reach; and though it is better to know them thoroughly than to know them only here and there, yet it is a good work to give a little to those who have not the time nor means to get more.

为什么我们伟大作家的作品没有更多地散布在全国各地?伟大的书不是每个人都能得到的;虽然全面地了解他们比只在这里和那里了解他们要好,但是给那些没有时间也没有办法得到更多的人一点帮助是一件好事。

Buying books would be a good thing if one could also buy the time to read them in: but as a rule the purchase of books is mistaken for the appropriation of their contents.

买书是一件好事,如果你还能买到时间来阅读的话:但是一般来说,买书会被误认为是占用了书的内容。

We have seen the evil of the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors in our midst; let us try prohibition and see what this will do for us.

我们看到了制造和销售令人陶醉的烈酒的罪恶;让我们试试禁酒令,看看它会给我们带来什么。

January, month of empty pockets! let us endure this evil month, anxious as a theatrical producer's forehead.

一月,空口袋月!让我们忍受这个邪恶的月,焦虑得像戏剧制作人的额头。