本文將為暢銷書《凱塞琳米勒的性生活》一書提出新的解讀，重點不在把書侷限於數量上（讀者、情人、利潤）的統計，而是在數字的品質上鑽研。此一本體論的轉移將釋出一種全新的闡釋，不再受制於小說表面上的寫實取向，也因此，不再視此書的翻譯為文字簡單的重覆，而是一種情色的表演；在迴避赤裸裸的描述與矜持性的曖昧之餘，同時尋找對味的字詞。

This article proposes a renewed interpretation of Catherine Millet's best-seller La Vie sexuelle de Catherine M. Instead of confining the novel within the realm of quantity (of readers, lovers, profits), the emphasis is put on the quality of numbers. This shift of ontology unleashes an original interpretation, which is no longer deluded by the realistic appearance of the novel. In the same way, the translation of the novel proves to be more than a mere exercise in repetition. Rather, it is a subtle erotic performance that eludes simultaneously coarse language and prude vagueness in the search of the right word.