In nineteen forty-three, a publisher asked him to write a book giving advice to parents.

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The book--my publisher Princeton University Press wants to get it out before this crisis is over.

这本书-我的出版商，普林斯顿大学出版社,希望在这场危机结束之前出版它。

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The essay that you read was produced at the behest of his French publisher. They wanted him to write something that would make people feel better about the book, that would give some account of its origin and give some defense for its publication and its content.

你们所读到的那篇短文就是在法国出版商的要求下写的,他们希望他写些什么来让人们对这本书产生更多的好感,来交待这本书的缘起,并且为它的内容和它的出版进行辩护。

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