From the thirties onwards he began to construct in his mind with stories of Xiangxi world complete a series of representative works, such as Border Town, long river and so on.

至三十年代起他开始用小说构造他心中的“湘西世界”，完成一系列代表作，如《边城》、《长河》等。

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Sato, the mayor, said he and other town employees rushed to watch the approaching wave from the roof, which at three stories high and a half-mile from the shore seemed safely out of harm's way.

市政厅屋顶有三层楼高，离海岸有七八百米的间隔，似乎是个可以躲开灾难的安全场所。

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There are stories of a forced march from the town of Prizren to the Albanian border.

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During a three hour Acela train ride to New York from Massachusetts on Oct. 24, those stories had me thinking about the small town that made me, to the big cities that broke me.

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