The book Save Yourself was originally written to accompany Smiles' lectures. Around 1856, Smiles often went to Leeds to give lectures to a group of poor and helpless young people. The lecture venue was a simple, empty large house, which was originally a temporary ward used to treat cholera. In his speech, Smiles tried his best to make these confused young people understand that happiness in life depends to a large extent on their own efforts, such as diligence, study, self-discipline and self-control. But more importantly, you must cultivate integrity, honesty, and strictly perform your duties. The results of these speeches far exceeded Smiles' expectations. So he began to compile the speech into written form. According to Smiles himself, "After all, books are more widely circulated than oral language." He named the book "Save Yourself", and he felt that "no title could be more appropriate to the theme."
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A non-nutritious book composed of short stories about Western celebrities.
Several translations are also worthy of discussion. For example, in the section about the war between the British army and the local rebels in India, it is barely acceptable to write the local resisters as rebels from a Western perspective. But if this book is translated to Eastern readers, would it be more appropriate to change the word "rebels" to "insurgents" or "rebels"?
A non-nutritious book composed of short stories about Western celebrities. Several translations are also worthy of discussion. For example, in the section about the war between the British army and the local rebels in India, it is barely acceptable to write the local resisters as rebels from a Western perspective. But if this book is translated to Eastern readers, would it be more appropriate to change the word "rebels" to "insurgents" or "rebels"?