What?
怎么了?
There's one paragraph I have to add to the book.
有一個段落 我想加進書里
By God! I have to add it.
天啊! 我必須加進去
If you start adding paragraphs, we're sunk.
如果你現在還要加內容 我們就完了
One paragraph will lead to two and then we'll be here for another year.
讓你加了一段 你就會想加第二段 這樣耗下去 一年又過去了
Shall I read it to you?
我能先讀給你聽聽嗎?
It goes at the very front.
我想加在前言部分
"This book is dedicated to Maxwell Evarts Perkins.
“這本書謹獻給麥克斯威爾·埃瓦茨·柏金斯”
"A brave and honest man...
“一個勇敢 誠實的人”
"who stuck to the writer of this book...
“他陪伴本書作者”
"through times of bitter hopelessness.
“度過了人生中最苦痛的日子”
"The author hopes...
“作者希望”
"this book will prove worthy of him."
“這本書能幫他實現自身價值”
I wish you wouldn't.
我不建議你加 噢
Why? Editors should be anonymous.
為什么? 編輯都應該是匿名的
More than that... there's always the fear... that I deformed your book.
更重要的是 我一直擔心自己的編輯會使你的作品走形