我不喜欢历史小说，我倒喜欢现代短篇小说。

I don't enjoy historical novels; I like modern short stories instead.

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但坡远远谈不上是现代短篇小说真正始祖之一。

But Poe is hardly one of the authentic ancestors of the modern short story.

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曾被评论界誉为曼哈顿桂冠散文作家和美国现代短篇小说之父。

The note was rather short. Bob: I was at the appointed place on time.

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