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This good man should not change his name、Don’t change your last name even if bet365 coupon code sit still，The name also has "Sku" in it，Original flavor，Not like some of the friends I know，I went there and only kept my original surname，The previous names are all "Tom", "Bill" and the like，Or at least add an English name before the original name。When face to face with this person，Discovered that his retroflex accent was gone，Speak English naturally and idiomatically。I have discovered this a long time ago: when a person calls, there is no one on the other side，It is easy to lose control when talking，It will reveal your accent；When facing real people，Will consider it，Control your accent rationally。

One of his best-selling novels was translated and published in China，Written about American scientists’ expeditions in Africa、Story of protecting nature。An Eastern European who became a monk and learned English，Be able to achieve the achievement of a native speaker in the American literary world，It’s really not easy。I said: Try harder，Would be Conrad or Nabokov、Celebrities like Brodsky。bet365 coupon code smiled，It is said that there are not many foreign writers like him who have struggled and become famous in the United States。But，I said，What I admire about you is，The themes and backgrounds of your works are divorced from your home country，You no longer need to rely on your hometown as a selling point，This is much more difficult than writing stories about the motherland in English。Many writers who are famous in the English-speaking world，In fact, their hearts have always been stuck in their motherland，The best-selling works written are all stories of the motherland，Only the narrative language is changed to English，The target readers are native English speakers only。You are different，You have successfully integrated into the mainstream of the United States。I regretted this vulgar word as soon as I said it。I’m joking again，What a pity，Your spoken English accent has not changed，The secret is revealed as soon as you hear it。You must still miss your motherland？Now it’s “free” over there，Have you ever considered going back and writing in your mother tongue？

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Now bet365 coupon code can return home in glory，I say vulgarly。With your achievements，Should be the pride of that country。I think of Czech writer Milan Kundera。

Wrong！bet365 coupon code said。Fellow writers back then were jealous of him，Not proud of him。They think if there is a chance to escape，You can still be famous in the United States，The truth is simple: no one is stupider than anyone else。bet365 coupon code doesn’t want to be with them anymore。Not to mention that the current situation in that country is not conducive to literature。

Living in a villa in a high-end residential area in Los Angeles and immersed in writing, bet365 coupon code is still lonely。There is little literary atmosphere in the circle，Writers and critics don’t talk about literature together。So bet365 coupon code wanted to find some professional literary workers to get to know after coming to China、Talk，I understand this very well。That kind of classical literature salon with cigarettes, coffee and beer is just a dream。Literature is a lonely job。The lonely soul voices of those lonely writers can only flow out through their fingertips when facing the computer，Like mountain streams，Let it flow wherever it goes。But only when you are alone can your soul be free。

So how many writers did bet365 coupon code meet in China、Critic，How was the harvest?？I asked。

I don’t understand what they are saying，bet365 coupon code said。bet365 coupon code met several famous writers and critics，They talked to him about Western literature，Discussing the isms in literature，It’s a pity that bet365 coupon code doesn’t understand。Chinese writers talk about Western literature to Western writers but the other party ends up not being able to understand，This is somewhat unexpected。When I know they are talking through an interpreter，I told him with some clarity: the terms they used were translated from English，It is possible that the translator on site is not someone who studies foreign literature，There is no way to restore these terms。Once bet365 coupon code translates these terms into Chinese and then translates them into other words，That is tantamount to rebuilding a Tower of Babel。

Then we laughed in realization，laughing helplessly。Our conversation was quite speculative and interesting，But bet365 coupon code seems that we didn’t talk about literature either。The real literary dialogue is still the self-dialogue in the soul。

(The author is a writer、Translator，Original translation and review by China Central Radio and Television bet365 coupon code Global Program Center)