What was important when reading, starting out with a new book, asking yourself, ? what question is the author trying to answer?

当你阅读时，什么是重要的，当你开始读一本新书，问问你自己，作者试图要解答的问题是什么？

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But then we have to ask-- so I'll throw the question out and we'll call it a day, start with this next time-- then we have to ask, ? would it really be better to know?

但是接下来我们要问-,我把问题提出来便结束今天的课程，下节课从这个问题开始-,接下来我们要问，知道了真的会更好吗？

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