Too many management books rest on a vague idea that has been stretched to breaking point.

太多的管理学书籍依赖于一个模糊的概念，而这个概念已经被扩充到了接近崩溃的地步。

How long you let your book rest—sort of like bread dough between kneadings—is entirely up to you, but I think it should be a minimum of six weeks.

需要让你的书休停多久——有点像做面包的时候，揉完一轮面要搁多久再揉—样——完全由你说了算，但我认为最短应该有六个星期。

When we arrived in front of the door, we saw Precossi seated on a little pile of bricks, engaged in studying his lesson, with his book resting on his knees.

走到工场门口，泼来可西正坐在瓦砖堆上，把书摆在膝上用功呢。