One of my purposes in writing this book is to give readers who haven't had the opportunity to see and enjoy real mathematics the chance to appreciate the mathematical way of thinking.

我写这本书的目的之一是让那些没有机会看到和享受真正数学的读者有机会欣赏到数学的思维方式。

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But all I could see was that this was a grand chance to test the accuracy of my work, of my hobby.

但现在我所能看到是，这是一个测试我工作准确性的绝佳机会，这是我的爱好。

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So when I had a chance to see Southeast Asia for a month, my first thoughts turned to my job.

当得知有机会东南亚一月游的时候，我首先想到了我的工作。

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Why do I habitually pop into random liquor stores to see if, on the off chance, they have my favorite rare bottle collecting dust somewhere?

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