马西娅和马克·托马斯夫妇在女儿出生时，收到了一本特里斯的畅销书《朗读手册》。

Upon the birth of their daughter, Marcia and Mark Thomas received a copy of Trelease's best-seller, the Read-Aloud Handbook.

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特里尔知道这种故事早前就被人用过——男生遇到女生，制作一本艺术书籍，丢失了信仰——而关键就在于你如何去安排这些情节。

Mr. Trier knows that this story has been told before — boy meets girl, makes art book, loses mind — and that what matters is how those parts are arranged.

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这种想法非常令人震惊。 但是特里林成功的为他开脱：你可以随便我评论我叔叔本尼，但是他从未以放贷人为生。

The thought is rather appalling, but Mr Trillin makes it work for him: “You can say what you want to about my Uncle Benny, but he never made his living as a money lender.”

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