再过几个月，我们共和国的五十诞辰即将到来，随即二十一世纪的钟声也要敲响。好些出版社的领导和编辑这些天正在日夜兼程，赶编赶印“献礼书”。这恐怕是我们中国人的一种习惯，每逢有喜庆佳节，总希望能奉献上些什么，以表自己的心意。出版界献的是书，应该说这是件好事。但 In a few months, the 50th birthday of our republic is coming, and the bells of the twenty-first century will be sounded as well. The leaders and editors of some of the publishing houses are working day and night for these days, hurrying up and printing “gift book.” This is probably a habit of our Chinese people. We always hope that we can offer something to celebrate our festivals. Publishing industry is dedicated to the book, it should be said that this is a good thing. but