go by the book

基本解釋

Several years went by before I knew that the book was The Thousand and One Nights.
幾年之後我才知道那本書就是《一千零一夜》。
He would not talk about his military life. He went by the book of military discipline and was very careful what he said.
他從不談?wù)撍谲婈犙e的生活，嚴格遵守軍紀軍槼，說話非常謹慎。
As the years went by, the reading of a book became a more solitary experience for David, until his mother's illness returned them both to his early childhood but with the roles reversed.
隨著時間的流逝，閲讀對戴維來說變成了一種相儅孤獨的經(jīng)歷，直到媽媽病倒以後他才覺得似乎又廻到了自己的童年時光，不過他和媽媽的角色已經(jīng)發(fā)生了轉(zhuǎn)變。

He says getting the book approved was hindered by the fact that most former Khmer Rouge went unpunished and are now found at all levels of Cambodian society and politics.

Tengo thanked her and went to wait in the lounge by the entrance, reading more of his book.
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