That hotel probably costs no less than 20 dollars a night. 那间旅馆的住宿费大约要20元一晚呢。
I had hoped to get 1000 for my old car but had to settle for a lot less. 我那辆旧汽车原指望卖上 1000 英镑, 後来少卖了很多也认了.
lessing
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German playwright and leader of the Enlightenment (1729-1781)
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English author of novels and short stories who grew up in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) (born in 1919)
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These letters narrate his conquest and command of his subject: a 44-year-old English lady novelist (a mix of Iris Murdoch and Doris Lessing) whom he's been studying and lecturing on for a dozen years.
In a 20-page addition to her original book, Ms. Lessing presents Rufus, a shabby orange male who entered her household in 1984, a tired veteran of urban feline life.
His four years with Ms. Lessing form a cycle of suppurating sores, broken limbs, tentative recoveries, then relapses.
In further comments on Lessing Bradbury underlines the importance of The Golden Notebook. As the train moves closer to the present we become curious to see who is on board and who is not.