Winston dialled ’back numbers’ on the telescreen and called for the appropriate issues of The Times, which slid out of the pneumatic tube after only a few minutes’ delay. what does "back numbers" and

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Winston dialled ’back numbers’ on the telescreen and called for the appropriate issues of The Times, which slid out of the pneumatic tube after only a few minutes’ delay. what does "back numbers" and "call for the appropriate issues" mean here?

2021年10月18日 10:28

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Back numbers are old editions of periodicals (newspapers or magazines). To call for the appropriate issues means to request the editions of the newspapers that were issued on particular dates. Winston's job is to re-write old newspapers to support the party's current views, so he is calling up the editions of newspapers that were issued on a particular day in order to change them. You've picked quite a difficult book to read, I hope you are enjoying it!

2021年10月18日