It's been believed for centuries that great writers, composers, and scientists are essentially quite different from ordinary people.

几个世纪以来人们都认为伟大的作家、作曲家和科学家本质上与常人大不相同。

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Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts but also express these thoughts in words which have powerful effects on our minds and feelings.

伟大的作家不仅有伟大的思想，而且能够用文字表达这些思想，他们的文字对我们的思想和感情有强大的影响。

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John's Chinese teacher often asks students to give speeches on great writers.

约翰的汉语老师经常让学生做关于伟大作家的主题演讲。

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Forget the paltry crown of laurel placed atop the heads of great writers in the classical tradition.

忘记那些,伟大作家戴的没价值的传统桂冠。

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I have writers that I admire a great deal, like...

我有很多我所崇拜的作家，比如……

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But Eudora Welty was once asked why Southerners can be such great writers, or such good storytellers and she was a wonderful storyteller.

但有一次她被问到,为什么南方总是出伟大的作家,或者是杰出的小说家,她自己就是个很出色的小说家

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These qualities are what have made great writers great, whether they be George Eliot or Tolstoy.

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Like all great writers, Waits is a conscientious observer of people and their strange foibles.

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And you point out in your book that indeed great writers were always the classroom for the next generation.

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