严格意义上讲,我并没有真正地扮作这个人,因为除了一个作家身份,“乔伊斯·卡洛尔·欧茨”并不存在。
Strictly speaking, I am not impersonating this individual, since “Joyce Carol Oates” doesn’t exist, except as an author-identification.
只要我能扮演好“乔伊斯·卡洛尔·欧茨”,取得一定的成绩,我还不需担心自己会死或者垮掉——至少目前如此。
So long as, with reasonable success, I can impersonate "Joyce Carol Oates," it is not the case that I am dead and done for-yet.
乔伊斯·卡洛尔·欧茨是美国当代著名小说家,从事小说创作长达40年。她创作了30余部小说,奠定了在美国文坛的地位。
Being a famous contemporary writer in America, Joyce Carol Oates, in her 40-odd years of writing, has published more than 30 novels and firmly established herself in American literary arena.
如果“乔伊斯·卡洛尔欧茨”这个名号卖不掉她自己的书,它又怎么能对卖掉别的书有助益呢?
If the name "Joyce Carol Oates" affixed to her own books can't sell these books, how can the name "Joyce Carol Oates" affixed to another's book help to sell that book?
如果“乔伊斯·卡洛尔欧茨”这个名号卖不掉她自己的书,它又怎么能对卖掉别的书有助益呢?
If the name "Joyce Carol Oates" affixed to her own books can't sell these books, how can the name "Joyce Carol Oates" affixed to another's book help to sell that book?
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