何事可为，何事不可为

People often wonder
why historians go to so much
trouble to preserve millions of books,
documents and records.
人们常心存疑虑
为什么历史学家要费尽周折地
保存数以万计的书籍、文档和记录
We do it because, sometimes,
the voice of experience can cause
us to stop, look and listen.
我们这么做的原因
在于有时候经验的声音
能促使我们停步、观察和倾听
Sometimes, past records,
when understood in the right way,
can help us decide what to do
and what not to do.
也因为有时候
过去的记载经过准确的诠释
能帮助我们决定何事可为、何事不可为

词汇
historian 历史学家
preserve 保存
million 百万
document 文档
record 记录