Ha Jin writes in his second language English a remarkable achievement but one that demands editorial vigilance.

哈金是用第二语言英语写成这本书的，非常了不起，不过这样的话需要在用词上相当谨慎。

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As a novelist Ha Jin brings a cool spare documentary approach to this rich trove of material. His narrative centers on Jinling an attractively landscaped campus in the heart of the city.

作为一名小说家，哈金在浩瀚的素材前依然保持冷静浅淡的态度，把叙事焦点投向南京城腹地那座醒目的金陵学院。

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Yao: I only care about the Rockets, nothing else. (Laugh) Oh, Ha Seung-Jin has been selected by Trail Blazers, I know about that, but I didn't expect he would have fallen down that much.

姚明：没有任何问题，已经不影响我的训练了。 这几天大伙训练都很拼命，每个人都不想成为那最后被淘汰的三个人。

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With two earlier collections of stories and a novella, Ha Jin attracted notice as a guide to a world few outside China know.

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Ha Jin, who left his native China in 1985 to study at Brandeis University and then remained in the U.S., tells this tale in an impeccably deadpan manner.

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