A printed and bound dictionary starts going out of date the moment the text is sent to the typesetters.

一本编撰修订好的辞典在送去排版的那一刻起就已经过时。

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In fact, to paraphrase a well-known dictum, we have an agreement with typesetters: they do not translate, we do not do typesetting.

事实上，可以演绎一条众所周知的名言，想必排字工人也会同意：“他们不翻译，我们不排印”。这就是说：我们的工作应该遵守“排印卫生”的几条基本规则。

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In fact, to paraphrase a well-known dictum, we have an agreement with typesetters: they do not translate, we do not do typesetting.

事实上，可以演绎一条众所周知的名言，想必排字工人也会同意：“他们不翻译，我们不排印”。这就是说：我们的工作应该遵守“排印卫生”的几条基本规则。

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