昨天我读了一本小说。

I read a novel yesterday.

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我读了一本小说。

I have read a novel.

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七年级时，我在图书馆看到一本陀思妥耶夫斯基的小说，认为这是本关于一个无知的人的有趣的书，就开始读了起来。

In seventh grade I saw a copy of Dostoyevsky's novel in the library and, thinking it would be a funny book about a stupid person, began to read it.

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