We long for the Great American Novel.

我们渴望看到伟大的美国小说。

youdao

Crushing your computer, or whatever it is that you do as you write the great American novel.

砸碎电脑，随便你想怎样，当你创作最伟大的美国小说时。

youdao

You wanted to be writing the great American novel, but you're not writing the great American novel.

你想书写伟大的美国小说，但你实际上不是在写小说。

youdao

Snoopy is always trying to write the great American novel.

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You wanted to be writing the great American novel, but you're not writing the great American novel.

你想书写伟大的美国小说，但你实际上不是在写小说。

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Climbing the alps, writing the great American novel, raising a great family that loves you, being creative.

比如攀登阿尔卑斯山，书写伟大的美国小说，建立一个充满爱意的家庭，让自己充满创意等等。

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Of course, if your ambition is to write the Great American Novel, I wish you luck.

WSJ: Screenwriter-Novelist Derek Haas on Popcorn Fare | Word Craft

They wanted me to follow in the footsteps of Mailer, Capote, Roth and Oates to write the Great American Novel.

WSJ: Screenwriter-Novelist Derek Haas on Popcorn Fare | Word Craft

Some came to make a fortune, others to write the great American novel.

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