In his later years, he wanted to write something that he knew would be remembered always.

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All the groups that stand to win or lose from it are all figuring out what it does to them and they're taking the positions out of self-interest So, I wanted to write something that was more perspicacious if I could manage that.

所有人无论赞同或者不赞同这个改革,都试图搞清楚这个改革对他们将有什么影响,从自身利益来讲，想搞清楚他们究竟能得到什么,所以，如果我可以的话,我更希望我能写一些独具慧眼的东西。

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I wanted to tell you about early because I'm going to ask you to do something for three days and then write about that.

我提早通知大家是因为,我会让你们用三天的时间来做这个

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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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