Little black book
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="black">black</span> <span word="book">book</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: <span word="Don">Don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="worry">worry</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="won">won</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="keeping">keeping</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="you">you</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="That">That</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="holds">holds</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="grudges">grudges</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="reminds">reminds</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="foremost">foremost</span> <span word="Mao">Mao</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="book">book</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pocket">pocket</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="collection">collection</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="teachings">teachings</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Great">Great</span> <span word="Helmsman">Helmsman</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="thus">thus</span> <span word="named">named</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="covers">covers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="bright">bright</span> <span word="red">red</span>. <span word="Back">Back</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="being">being</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="meant">meant</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="we">we</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="Mao">Mao</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="here">here</span>. <span word="Both">Both</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="let">let</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="day">day</span>. <span word="Here">Here</span>, <span word="we">we</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="merely">merely</span> <span word="briefly">briefly</span> <span word="touching">touching</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="judging">judging</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="cover">cover</span> – <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="red">red</span>, <span word="yellow">yellow</span>, <span word="white">white</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="blue">blue</span> <span word="books">books</span>, <span word="apparently">apparently</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="judge">judge</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="cover">cover</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="risking">risking</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="grave">grave</span> <span word="mistakes">mistakes</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="yellow">yellow</span> <span word="book">book</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="thick">thick</span> <span word="telephone">telephone</span> <span word="directory">directory</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="lists">lists</span> <span word="people">people</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span>. <span word="So">So</span>-<span word="called">called</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="yellow">yellow</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="cover">cover</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="book">book</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="document">document</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="subject">subject</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="paper">paper</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="paper">paper</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="pollution">pollution</span> <span word="control">control</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="seeks">seeks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="solutions">solutions</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cleaning">cleaning</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="environment">environment</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="blue">blue</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="list">list</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="America">America</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="blue">blue</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="list">list</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="names">names</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="socially">socially</span> <span word="prominent">prominent</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="general">general</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="students">students</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="blue">blue</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="blank">blank</span> <span word="notebook">notebook</span>, <span word="with">with</span>, <span word="yes">yes</span>, <span word="blue">blue</span> <span word="covers">covers</span> “<span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="write">write</span> <span word="answers">answers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="examination">examination</span> <span word="questions">questions</span>”, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="Heritage">Heritage</span> <span word="Dictionary">Dictionary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="Language">Language</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="circumstances">circumstances</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="blue">blue</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="refer">refer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="pornography">pornography</span>.</p>
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