But Mr Trillin is incapable of resisting the temptation of comedy. The jokes kept on welling up and Mr Trillin made a parallel reputation as a writer of funny stuff.

然而他始终无法抗拒喜剧的魅力，他总有着层出不穷的笑话，而他“喜剧作家”的名声也同样响亮。

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CALVIN TRILLIN made his reputation over four decades as the author of "us Journal" in the New Yorker, reporting extensively about serious and often tragic subjects such as race relations and crime.

在《纽约客》工作了四十多年的卡尔文·特林是“美国日志”的专栏作家，以广泛报导一些严肃甚至悲惨的事件为人熟知，诸如种族关系或犯罪。

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When asked if Chicago has a certain style of barbecue, food writer Calvin Trillin (a Kansas City native) just shrugs.

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