![]() ![]() At the very beginning, the remarks “AND OFFERED FOR THE THIRTY-DOLLAR PRIZE.Did not take the prize.” show that this essay was nominated for a prize called 30-USD but did not take it. Just like his other 3 short stories that I read before, the wording is unexpected and his sense of humor is highly appreciated. However, in this essay, not fiction, I encountered all adjectives that I cannot identify. As a technical reviewer working in the localization industry for many years, as you can imagine, I almost forget each and every adjective that can be used in daily life, not mention those complicated ones. ![]() The three ones I read without the help of dictionaries are not much difficult in vocabulary and syntax, so I over-confidently thought this shortest one will be as easy as them but I failed. #外国文学#《On the Decay of the Art of Lying》 Mark Twain # 100% #电子书Īfter reading the first 3 articles of “THE COMPLETE SHORT STORIES OF MARK TWAIN” and giving up for now due to small font, I managed to find the site where more English literature writings are listed, including Mark Twain’s, of course. ![]()
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