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1·Being a writer is like being one of those riskily overbred pedigreed dogs-a French bulldog, for instance-poorly suited for survival despite their very special attributes.

作家就像那些生活过于优裕、品种纯正的狗——就拿法国斗牛犬来说吧——即便他们非常特殊，依然难以生存。