This writer is best known for his novels about the private lives of small-town, middle class Americans.

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If the land isn't taken up by large oligarchies life slaveholding class--then the small guy has a chance.

如果土地没有被大的垄断方占有,奴隶阶级,弱小的一方就仍会有希望

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that we got a small, seminar-style class.

我们能进行小型的研讨会式的课程。

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Democracy, the slaveholding class of the South came to see small d--as a dangerous thing.

民主,被南方蓄奴派视为,心腹大患

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It's basically--if I am told that you're a genius and your genius is about to be in full-flower throughout this class and it's a small class as these classes were, I'll focus more on you, I'll give you more of my attention.

它其实…如果有人告诉我你是天才,你的才智能在这节课上完全体现出来,这个班的人不多，我就会把更多的注意力放在你身上。

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