Not a bit—the boy grasped it to his heart as his father had, as theRough Guide to his experience, and used its last lines as his yearbook motto.

一点儿也不会——男孩像他的爸爸一样，手不释卷，看到烂熟于胸，把它当作人生经历的概览，然后用书上最后一句话作为座右铭，写在学年鉴上。