“书是引导读者追求真、善、美的阶梯”,对这一定义,人们大约是不会怀疑的,正如人们通常不大会怀疑茶杯是供人饮水用的器皿一样。 但是,又正如茶杯有时也会被人临时用来给小娃娃接尿一样,在“本质性用途”之外,书的其他用途恐怕也远不止于一端。譬如说,有年资颇丰而科研成果甚少者要评职称了,于是东抄西凑拼成一部书稿,狠狠心,咬牙跺脚买个书号,终于,“专著”面世,职称自然也就到了位。——对这类写书者而言,书的用途,不外乎是一块晋级的敲门砖罢了。 “The book is the ladder that leads the reader in pursuit of truth, kindness and beauty.” To this definition, there is little doubt that people will doubtlessly do so, just as people do not usually suspect that a teacup is a container for drinking water. However, just as teacups are sometimes temporarily used to hold small dolls out of urine, other uses of the book than the “essential uses” are probably more than just one end. For example, there are quite a few young people who have a lot of achievements in science and technology to be judged on their titles, so the East copied from the West spell into a manuscript, severely heart, bite the bullet to buy a book number, and finally, “monographs” available, the title will naturally come Bit. - For such writers, the purpose of the book is no more than a stepping stone to promotion.