This essay is excerpted from "Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother" by Amy Chua, to be published Tuesday by the Penguin Press, a member of Penguin Group (USA) Inc.

这篇文章摘自她的《凶妈妈的育儿经》，企鹅出版社（美国企鹅集团下属企业之一）周二将出版。

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A group of African penguins gather near a pond at a conservation site in Cape Town, South Africa. Birdlife International say the African penguin is edging closer to extinction.

一群非洲企鹅挤在开普敦一处保护中心的池塘边。国际鸟类联盟认为非洲企鹅正濒临灭绝。

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The Kindle is a surprisingly “conservative” device, says John Makinson, the boss of Penguin Group, a large book publisher, so it is an additional distribution channel and thus “good for us”.

约翰·麦金森说：Kindle的设计是极其“保守的”。 所以它只是一条额外的图书发行渠道，这“对我们有益无害”。

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Oh-a-aho yes, according to John Makinson: chairman and chief executive of the Penguin Group.

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Excerpted by permission of the Penguin Group.

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David Shanks, the CEO of Penguin Group (USA), who once described Apple "the facilitator and go between" for the publishing companies, is also expected to take the stand this week.

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