来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：1945年后的美国小说 第1集 第1集》

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  just as Oprah's Book Club is today.
  正如今天的奥普拉书友会
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  In 1926, it had about 4700 members.
  一九二六年时 它拥有四千七百名会员
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  Just three years later it had 110,000 members:
  仅过了三年 它的会员便增长至十一万
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  110,000 subscribers in 1929.
  一九二九年的订阅人数为十一万
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  By the 40s and 50s, it was incredibly powerful.
  它直到四五十年代都还十分强势
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  So what we have is this marketing juggernaut
  这股强大的营销力量
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  getting interested in Wright's autobiography.
  看中了赖特的自传
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  So they take it up, and the board decides
  于是他们要了这本书 编委会决定
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  that they only like the "Southern Night" part.
  只要"南方的夜"这部分
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  They don't want any of
  而不要他
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  the part of the story of his life in Chicago,
  在芝加哥的生活故事
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  and that's what he finally agrees to.
  最后莱特同意了