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What?
怎么了?
There's one paragraph I have to add to the book.
有一个段落 我想加进书里
By God! I have to add it.
天啊! 我必须加进去
If you start adding paragraphs, we're sunk.
如果你现在还要加内容 我们就完了
One paragraph will lead to two and then we'll be here for another year.
让你加了一段 你就会想加第二段 这样耗下去 一年又过去了
Shall I read it to you?
我能先读给你听听吗?
It goes at the very front.
我想加在前言部分
"This book is dedicated to Maxwell Evarts Perkins.
“这本书谨献给麦克斯威尔·埃瓦茨·柏金斯”
"A brave and honest man...
“一个勇敢 诚实的人”
"who stuck to the writer of this book...
“他陪伴本书作者”
"through times of bitter hopelessness.
“度过了人生中最苦痛的日子”
"The author hopes...
“作者希望”
"this book will prove worthy of him."
“这本书能帮他实现自身价值”
I wish you wouldn't.
我不建议你加 噢
Why? Editors should be anonymous.
为什么? 编辑都应该是匿名的
More than that... there's always the fear... that I deformed your book.
更重要的是 我一直担心自己的编辑会使你的作品走形
