摘自书中快结尾的地方,
“But then books, as I'm sure you know, seldom prompt a course of action. Books generally just confirm you in what you have, perhaps unwittingly, decided to do already. You go to a book to have your convictions corroborated. A book, as it were, closes the book.”
“你肯定知道,书不会促使人行动,但它们会支持你无意识中已经决定的事情。你在书中确认自己的信念。作为一本书,它的作用不会超出书的世界。”
最后一句话“A book, as it were, closes the book.”是什么意思?译者何宁翻译成“作为一本书,它的作用不会超出书的世界。” 是这个意思吗?
感觉不太理解这句英文。
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刚去查了close the book的含义,
"A book closed the book." 意思是不是“在书中找到答案;在书中得到结果”的意思?
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https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/close+the+books+on
close the books on
close the book(s) on (someone or something)
to declare that a matter concerning someone or something is finished. to conclude something; to stop considering something as an option.
close the books on this situation
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“But then books, as I'm sure you know, seldom prompt a course of action. Books generally just confirm you in what you have, perhaps unwittingly, decided to do already. You go to a book to have your convictions corroborated. A book, as it were, closes the book.”
“You're puzzled,' she said unperturbed, 'but I promise you, you do know this in your own sphere.”
"'To inquire into the evidence for something on which you have already decided is the unacknowledged premise of every public inquiry, surely?'"
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