What's distinctive about the South: "The South has a tradition," Said Gurganus, "Of attempting the impossible at great cost, proudly celebrating the failure, and in gaining admiration for the performance."

写的是南方的独特之处,"南方有种传统",古尔加努斯说,"付出巨大的代价挑战命运,即便失败仍非常自豪,并因此而为他人所尊敬"

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And then lastly there's Allan Gurganus, that wonderful Modern Southern writer who wrote that book called The Oldest Confederate Widow Tells All, you know that bizarre it's a wonderful read.

最后我们要讲下艾伦·古尔加努斯,一位杰出的当代南方作家,他写了本书叫做,《往日情怀》,名字听起来很古怪,却是一本很值得一看的书

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