You can pick out the important bits, for it is one thing to write a letter, another to write history.

你可以择要摘取，因为写信是一回事。写历史是另一回事。

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You can pick out the important bits, for it is one thing to write a letter, another to write history, one thing to write to a friend, another to write for the public.

你可以选择点重要的部分，因写信是一回事，编写历史是另一回事，给朋友写信是一回事，为大众写作又是一回事。

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You can pick out the important bits, for it is one thing to write a letter, another to write history, one thing to write to a friend, another to write for the public.

你可以选择点重要的部分，因写信是一回事，编写历史是另一回事，给朋友写信是一回事，为大众写作又是一回事。

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