Traveling through the country a couple of weeks ago on business, I was listening to the talk of the late UK writer Douglas Adams' masterwork "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" on the radio.

出差几周前到这个国家旅游时，我在收音机上收听关于已故的英国作家道格拉斯·亚当斯的杰作《银河系漫游指南》的相关评论。

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Has any writer everhad a better ear for American talk?

有哪位作家更懂得倾听美国式的谈话？

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A good talk show host will interview a writer without reading his books.

它说的是一个好的问答节目主持人在采访一位作家的时候，可能并没有读过他的作品，然而他却会去读一些评论文章。

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C. based writer and talk radio host.

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