本文先从三个方面论述该书之优点,再从四个方面指出该书的不足之处,然后得出结论:瑕不掩瑜,从总体而言,该书仍是一部高质量的汉学入门书指南。

• The paper first discusses the three merits of the book,then points out four defects,finally after a general survey of the whole,con- cludes that the book is really a highly qualified guide to Sinology.