In most books, the I, or first person, is omitted; in this it will be retained; that, in respect to egotism, is the main difference.
omit 忽略
retain 保留
in respect to 对于
egotism 自我主义
the main difference 主要区别
We commonly do not remember that it is, after all, always the first person that is speaking. I should not talk so much about myself if there were anybody else whom I knew as well. Unfortunately, I am confined to this theme by the narrowness of my experience.
after all 毕竟
unfortunately 可惜
confine 局限
narrowness 狭隘
Moreover, I, on my side, require of every writer, first or last, a simple and sincere account of his own life, and not merely what he has heared of other men's lives; some such accounts as he would send to his kindred from a distant land; for if he has lived sincerely it must have been in a distant land to me.
moreover 此外
on my side 就我而言
sincere 真诚的
account 记录
merely 仅仅，只是
kindred 亲属
Perhaps these pages are more particularly addressed to poor students. As for the rest of my readers, they will accept such portions as apply tho them.
be addressed to 针对
as for 至于
the rest of 剩余的
portion 部分
as apply to 适用于
I trust that none will stretch the seams in putting on the coat, for it may do good service to him whom it fits.
stretch 拉伸
seam 接缝
put on 穿上
do good service to 为......提供良好服务
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