When it emerged towards the end of the 1980s as a purely text-based medium, it was seen as a tool to pursue knowledge, not pleasure.

20世纪80年代末，当它作为一种纯文本媒介出现时，它被视为一种追求知识而非快乐的工具。

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Instead, think of reading as a tool for solving problems, a tool you can use to get valuable knowledge from experts all over the world.

相反，要把阅读看作是解决问题的工具，一个你可以从世界各地的专家那里获得有价值的知识的工具。

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However, it could also be a tool for spreading knowledge or sharing experience.

不过，它同样可以作为传播知识或分享经验的工具。

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"Public education is our greatest tool - arming people with knowledge about the ways in which common criminal enterprises have tried to take advantage of them."

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If we just string all the information that we have on a knowledge management tool, we will have to be contended with an enigmatic Cheshire Cat of our own.

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Knowledge truly is the most powerful tool you have in your arsenal.

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