go by the book

常见例句

Several years went by before I knew that the book was The Thousand and One Nights.
几年之后我才知道那本书就是《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.
他从不谈论他在军队里的生活，严格遵守军纪军规，说话非常谨慎。
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.
随着时间的流逝，阅读对戴维来说变成了一种相当孤独的经历，直到妈妈病倒以后他才觉得似乎又回到了自己的童年时光，不过他和妈妈的角色已经发生了转变。

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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