There is probably no phrase much more hackneyed than that of "human document," yet it is the only one which at all describes this very unusual book.

也许没有比“人类的记录”更陈腐的词语了，但它确实是唯一可以形容这本不寻常的书的词。

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So it will have at least the merit of being brief, and of being true---a human document, as they say nowadays, interesting, perhaps, for you and for those who would study the great book of the heart.

因此，它至少具有简洁、真实的优点—按现时的说法，它是一篇人类的记录。也许，这会引起你，以及那些想研究人心这部巨著的人的兴趣。

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So it will have at least the merit of being brief, and of being true---a human document, as they say nowadays, interesting, perhaps, for you and for those who would study the great book of the heart.

因此，它至少具有简洁、真实的优点—按现时的说法，它是一篇人类的记录。也许，这会引起你，以及那些想研究人心这部巨著的人的兴趣。

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