Secondhand booksellers in the UK and Ireland are reporting a flurry(一阵；爆发) of bulk orders from mystery buyers, amid speculation(在猜测中；伴随着猜测) AI companies are acquiring the tomes(大部头书籍；巨著) for their data.
英国和爱尔兰的二手书商报告称，近期出现大量来自神秘买家的批量订单，外界猜测AI公司正在购买这些书籍以获取其中的数据。
Bookshops contacted by the Guardian say they have been receiving orders from buyers in the US, Canada, continental Europe and the UK. The increase has been replicated(复制；重现) around the world, with booksellers in the US, Australia and Europe also reporting unusual orders.
接受《卫报》采访的书店表示，他们一直收到来自美国、加拿大、欧洲大陆和英国买家的订单。这种增长在全球范围内重现，美国、澳大利亚和欧洲的书商也报告了不寻常的订单。
Stuart Manley, the co-owner of Barter Books in Alnwick, Northumberland, said the orders, which began arriving three months ago, were unusual because they did not follow the typical pattern of being grouped into themes such as sport or motoring.(斯图尔特·曼利说，这些三个月前开始出现的订单很不寻常，因为它们没有遵循按主题分类的典型模式。)
诺森伯兰郡阿尼克市 Barter Books 书店的联合老板斯图尔特·曼利表示，这些三个月前开始出现的订单很不寻常，因为它们没有遵循按主题（如体育或汽车）分类的典型模式。