He had read much, if one considers his long life, but his contemplation was much more than his reading.

人们说他漫长的一生，便一定会说他饱读诗书，但他的思想却比他的阅读丰富得多。

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So we're reading things that people have written about Herodotus much more recently.

所以我们在阅读年代近得多的人写的关于他的东西。

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He was want to say that if he had read as much as other men, " he should have known no more than other men."

他曾经说,如果他和别人读的书一样多，他就应该知道得和别人一样多“

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He said "well, I am getting smarter at it.

他回答道，嗯，我学到得越来越多了。

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