And would it not be foolish to mourn a calamity above twenty years beforehand?
把一个灾难提前二十年来哀悼不是很愚蠢的吗？
For if Abu Dhabi was willing to support Dubai, then why would it not help it first cross this important threshold (i. e. , the repayment of the Nakheel 2009 bonds).
如果阿布扎比果真愿意支持迪拜，何不帮助后者首先度过当下的重要关口，即偿还即将到期的纳西勒公司债券？
Would it not seem to make more sense to have these operations going on in the daytime?
在白天进行这些操作不是更有意义吗？
Would it not be better if they spent more money on wholesome things like oranges and wholemeal bread?
如果他们把更多的钱花在有益健康的东西上，比如桔子和全麦面包，不是更好吗?
Would it not be best to let Cyrus Harding judge of what he ought to do, and to warn him, at least, of the danger which threatened him?
要是能让赛勒斯·史密斯去考虑应该怎么办，至少让他知道可能遇到的危险，那样不是更好吗？
Would it not be a paying investment to put stamps on the huge pile of manuscripts under the table and start them on their travels again?
若是把他堆积在桌子底下的那一大堆稿件全部贴上邮票，重新打发出去旅行，会不会得到什么回报呢？
Would it not be wiser, then, to remit this part of reading and to allow the critics, the gowned and furred authorities of the library, to decide the question of the book's absolute value for us?
那么，取消这一环节的阅读，让评论家们——图书馆里的长袍重裘的权威来为我们决定书籍的绝对价值，不是更明智吗？
Would it not be wiser, then, to remit this part of reading and to allow the critics, the gowned and furred authorities of the library, to decide the question of the book's absolute value for us?
那么，取消这一环节的阅读，让评论家们——图书馆里的长袍重裘的权威来为我们决定书籍的绝对价值，不是更明智吗？
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