In other words, for the ancient Hebrews, the book-the very first book-was a thing not only written, but also told.

也就是说，对古希伯来人来说，“书”—第一本“书”—不是写出来的而是讲出来的。

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Presumably the ancient Hebrews had no word for "typewriter" because they didn't have a typewriter—you have to add words.

古希伯来语可能没有“打字机”这个词儿，因为他们没有这种东西——我们必须要增加单词。

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In other words, for the ancient Hebrews, the book — the very first book — was a thing not only written, but also told.

换句话说，对于古西伯来人来说，这本书——这第一本书——不仅仅是写下的，还是说出来的东西。

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