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分享一个知识点： Reader question: In this sentence - She is one of the most by-the-book people I ever know - what does “by the book” mean? My comments: It means she abides by the book – she’s a law-abiding citizen. In other words, she obeys rules. She won’t do anything illegal, immoral or improper, anything outside the book. The book obviously refers to the rulebook or the book of law (In the olden days, it referred to the Bible, as in “I swear by the book that this is true”). When somebody’s punished for wrongdoing, it’s often said that he’s brought to the book, that it, he’s punished in accordance with the law or in sports the rulebook, a whole set of rules and regulations to ensure the game is played in a lawful – that is, sportsmanlike – manner. In soccer, for instance, if a player commits a serious offense, such as tackling an opponent from behind, it is said he’s committed a bookable offense, one that is serious enough to warrant punishment according to the rulebook. In this case the player is shown a yellow card, which is a warning. The player is also described as being booked (brought to book). A second yellow card, i.e. a second bookable offense, results in a red card, which means ejection – the player is no longer allowed to participate in the rest of the match. Alright, now that you’ve mastered the book itself, let’s examine media examples: | 
