that's why people know him.

这就是为什么他的名字现在家喻户晓。

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He was in his time extremely well known, a celebrity recognized on the street, and throughout his life, he was a man of extraordinary energy and productivity, in part because he was a very serious cocaine addict.

弗洛伊德在世时，远近闻名，是个家喻户晓的名人，纵观他的一生，他还是一个精力充沛的高产学者，部分原因是，他是个十足的瘾君子。

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My first book was on the trial of John Peter Zenger, 5 which was the first famous case in America in 1735 relating to freedom of speech.

我首本书写的就是John，Peter，Zenger审判，这个案例在1785年的美国家喻户晓5,是言论自由方面的第一个例子。

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