It then made Massachusetts the most stable state or essentially the most stable state in the country and it was widely-admired.

那时，它使马萨诸塞州成为了美国最稳定的州,或者说本质上最稳定的州,并广受好评与赞赏。

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So he had published Native Son in 1940 to great acclaim, a very successful novel.

他在1940年出版了《土生子》，广受好评，是一部很成功的小说。

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