但一个月之前，我在准备出版和宣传我的最新侦探小说《九龙》时，听说了一个和我的小说和研究有着可怕惊人相似点和关联的真实案例。

But a month ago as I prepared to publish and promote my latest detective novel, "Nine Dragons," I learned of a true mystery with eerie similarities and connections to my story and my research.

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在我开始阅读和撰写言情小说之前，我从未想过言情小说作家和怪趣会有半点的关联。

Before I started reading and writing romance novels, I never would have thought there was anything remotely geeky about romance writers.

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唯一一个与高学习成绩相关联的阅读习惯则是经常阅读长篇小说。 它预示着英文老师会给你更高的评级，在总体年级平均成绩上拿到好看的分数。

The only kind of reading that related to higher academic performance was frequent novel reading, which predicted better grades in English class and higher overall grade point averages.

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