an open book

基本解釋

One of the misfortunes which always pursues the unbusinesslike is that, while they are as easy to read as an open book, they never learn to read the character of others.
不善經(jīng)營(yíng)的人常有這樣的一種不幸：他們自己像一本打開(kāi)的書(shū)那樣，容別人看個(gè)仔細(xì)，但自己卻從不去學(xué)習(xí)怎樣看懂別人。
It's evolved since then into a social network: an open book on its members' lives, welcoming just about anyone.
後來(lái)它進(jìn)化到一個(gè)社交網(wǎng)絡(luò)：一本關(guān)於它的成員的敞開(kāi)的書(shū)，歡迎任何人來(lái)閲讀。
What we can also learn is that the web is an open book on people as it is on all companies.
另一點(diǎn)值得注意的是，互聯(lián)網(wǎng)不僅是一個(gè)關(guān)於人的開(kāi)放課本，同時(shí)也是一本對(duì)於所有公司的開(kāi)放課本。

But Adel, the thin young student, was there, sitting alone, an open book face down on his lap.
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What we can also learn is that the web is an open book on people as it is on all companies.
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Here too Mr Ebenstein's quandary becomes clear: Friedman was an open book, a fine expositor of his ideas and his life.
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