A: Is writing easy or hard for you, bro?
Apakah menulis itu mudah atau susah bagimu, bro?
B: It's not easy. I read many books before I started to become a writer.
Tidak mudah. Aku membaca banyak buku sebelum aku memulai jadi seorang penulis.
A: What books are those?
Buku-buku apa sajakah itu?
B: Religion, philosophy, history, science, sociology, dictionary, encyclopedia, et cetera, and... of course, book editing.
Agama, filsafat, sejarah, iptek, sosiologi, kamus, ensiklopedia, dll, dan... tentu saja, penyuntingan buku.
A: Wow... it's a kind of "ammunition" for a writer, right?
Wow... itu semacam "amunisi" bagi seorang penulis ya?
B: Something like that. I just don't want to embarrass myself by writing something "dumb".