我个人最喜欢拿来送礼的是 Thomas Glover 的《Pocket Ref》[0]。对于做工程、搞制造或者单纯爱折腾捣鼓的人来说，这绝对是你买得到最实用的东西。我从小收到一本，到现在都宝贝得不行。[0] - https://www.amazon.com/Pocket-Ref-4th-Thomas-Glover/dp/18850...
My personal favourite that I've given as a gift is Thomas Glover's Pocket Ref [0]. Its easily the most useful thing you can buy for anyone in engineering, fabrication or just generally a tinkerer. I've loved my copy since I was given it as a kid. [0] - https://www.amazon.com/Pocket-Ref-4th-Thomas-Glover/dp/18850...
你应该买上一两本甚至三本 Thomas J Glover 的《Pocket Ref》。小小开本，塞满了各种实用干货。我车里甚至都常备一本。https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pocket_Ref
You should get a copy or three of Pocket Ref by Thomas J Glover. Packed full of useful things in a good size. I keep one in the car even. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pocket_Ref
…numbers, whatever to people over the phone. They do sometimes seem surprised that you are using the "offical" words so I gather knowing this is pretty uncommon. <nostalgia time>I learned it from The Pocket Ref book as a kid</nostalgia time>
有一本挺受小众膜拜的经典书，叫 Thomas Glover 的《Pocket Ref》，还有它的“大号兄弟”《Desk Ref》。这两本书就是试图为你查阅各门类技术领域的大多数资料提供速查参考表，……
There's a bit of a cult classic book, "Pocket Ref" by Thomas Glover, and its big brother "Desk Ref." They're just books that attempt to provide reference tables for most of the things you'd need to look up throughout a wide variety of technical fields,…
For the reasons given in the article, the author and readers here who are convinced might also consider getting a copy of Pocket Ref. <https://sequoiapublishing.com/product/pocket-ref/> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pocket_Ref>
我会带上我的 1872 年版《瓦格纳化学工艺学》（Wagner's Chemical Technology）、一本《Pocket Ref》、一把手斧、我的手表（自动机械机芯，不用电池）、我的 Leatherman 多功能工具钳、厨房里的每一把刀，还有药箱里的全部家当（阿司匹林、酒精、纱布等）。这应该塞得进……
I'd grab my Wagner's Chemical Technology 1872, a Pocket Ref, a hatchet, my wristwatch (automatic movement, no batteries), my Leatherman, every knife in my kitchen and the entire contents of my medicine cabinet (asprin, alcohol, gauze, etc). That ought to fit in…
我个人最喜欢拿来送礼的是 Thomas Glover 的《Pocket Ref》[0]。对于做工程、搞制造或者单纯爱折腾捣鼓的人来说，这绝对是你买得到最实用的东西。我从小收到一本，到现在都宝贝得不行。[0] - https://www.amazon.com/Pocket-Ref-4th-Thomas-Glover/dp/18850...
My personal favourite that I've given as a gift is Thomas Glover's Pocket Ref [0]. Its easily the most useful thing you can buy for anyone in engineering, fabrication or just generally a tinkerer. I've loved my copy since I was given it as a kid. [0] - https://www.amazon.com/Pocket-Ref-4th-Thomas-Glover/dp/18850...
你应该买上一两本甚至三本 Thomas J Glover 的《Pocket Ref》。小小开本，塞满了各种实用干货。我车里甚至都常备一本。https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pocket_Ref
You should get a copy or three of Pocket Ref by Thomas J Glover. Packed full of useful things in a good size. I keep one in the car even. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pocket_Ref
……在电话里给别人报数字或别的内容。他们有时候似乎挺惊讶你居然会用“官方”术语，所以我感觉知道这个的人其实挺少的。<nostalgia time>我小时候从《Pocket Ref》那本书上学到的</nostalgia time>
…numbers, whatever to people over the phone. They do sometimes seem surprised that you are using the "offical" words so I gather knowing this is pretty uncommon. <nostalgia time>I learned it from The Pocket Ref book as a kid</nostalgia time>
有一本挺受小众膜拜的经典书，叫 Thomas Glover 的《Pocket Ref》，还有它的“大号兄弟”《Desk Ref》。这两本书就是试图为你查阅各门类技术领域的大多数资料提供速查参考表，……
There's a bit of a cult classic book, "Pocket Ref" by Thomas Glover, and its big brother "Desk Ref." They're just books that attempt to provide reference tables for most of the things you'd need to look up throughout a wide variety of technical fields,…
出于文章里提到的那些原因，被说服的作者和这里的读者也可以考虑搞一本《Pocket Ref》。<https://sequoiapublishing.com/product/pocket-ref/> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pocket_Ref>
For the reasons given in the article, the author and readers here who are convinced might also consider getting a copy of Pocket Ref. <https://sequoiapublishing.com/product/pocket-ref/> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pocket_Ref>
我会带上我的 1872 年版《瓦格纳化学工艺学》（Wagner's Chemical Technology）、一本《Pocket Ref》、一把手斧、我的手表（自动机械机芯，不用电池）、我的 Leatherman 多功能工具钳、厨房里的每一把刀，还有药箱里的全部家当（阿司匹林、酒精、纱布等）。这应该塞得进……
I'd grab my Wagner's Chemical Technology 1872, a Pocket Ref, a hatchet, my wristwatch (automatic movement, no batteries), my Leatherman, every knife in my kitchen and the entire contents of my medicine cabinet (asprin, alcohol, gauze, etc). That ought to fit in…