听力文本
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
重点讲解

deform
改变…的外形；损毁…的形状；使成畸形
The disease had deformed his spine.
疾病导致他脊柱变形。

stick to
坚持；维持；固守；坚持保留
He promised to help us and he stuck to his word (= he did as he had promised).
他答应过帮助我们,他没有失信。
"Shall we meet on Friday this week?" "No, let's stick to Saturday."
"这个星期我们星期五见面怎么样？" "不,还是照旧在星期六吧。"

dedicated to sth
working hard at sth because it is very important to you
献身的专心致志的；一心一意的
同义词：committed
a dedicated teacher
富有献身精神的教师
She is dedicated to her job.
她对工作专心致志。

anonymous
不知姓名的；名字不公开的
an anonymous donor
不知姓名的捐赠者
The money was donated by a local businessman who wishes to remain anonymous.
这笔款子是当地一位不愿透露姓名的企业家捐赠的。

视频及简介

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