You know, in the old days, you might be able to slowly sort of build an audience for your work by publishing two, three novels before you hit it big. You know, now, there's much more of an emphasis in the publishing houses on making sure that every book makes money.

  • -- Chad Harbach 查德·哈巴克

你知道,在过去,你可能可以通过出版两三本小说来慢慢地为你的作品建立一个读者群,然后你就会大红大红。你知道,现在出版社更加强调确保每本书都能赚钱。

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Between Scott on the earlier side and Dickens and Thackeray on the other, there was an immense production of novels, illustrated by not a few names which should rank high in the second class, while some would promote more than one of them to the first.

在早期的史考特和狄更斯、萨克雷之间,有大量的小说作品,其中不少小说的名字应该排在第二类小说的前列,而有些则会把其中不止一个提升到第一类。

When you have a stroke, you must talk slowly to be understood, and I've discovered that when I talk slowly, people listen. They think I'm going to say something important!

当你中风时,你必须慢慢地说才能被理解,我发现当我慢慢地说时,人们会倾听。他们认为我会说一些重要的话!

Most people who get into power in the western world start with great intentions, but slowly they all become entrapped and hung by their own petard.

在西方世界,大多数掌权的人一开始都有伟大的意图,但慢慢地,他们都被自己的谎言所迷惑。

I want a career writing these novels that I can be proud of. And then I want one as a screenwriter.

我想以写这些小说为职业,我可以为此感到自豪。然后我想要一个编剧。