
My day started with exciting news. It was a long and gushing email from popular Australian breakfast radio show host Sally Sara saying she was following up on a previous conversation (huh? wot?) and would love to interview me about my 2009 book, This Restless Life, on her program.(那是一封来自主持人萨莉·萨拉的长篇热情邮件,声称跟进之前谈话并想采访我。)
我的一天从令人兴奋的消息开始。那是一封来自澳大利亚热门早餐电台节目主持人萨莉·萨拉的长篇热情洋溢的邮件,说她要跟进我们之前的一次谈话(嗯?什么?),并很想在她的节目上就我2009年出版的《不安分的生活》采访我。
“I remain genuinely(真诚地,由衷地) enthusiastic about the opportunity to feature your work and to welcome you to an upcoming author conversation. I believe your insights and experience would make for(促成,导致) a thoughtful and engaging(吸引人的,有趣的) discussion, and I would be delighted(高兴的,欣喜的) to work with you to create an enjoyable experience for both you and our audience,” she wrote.
“我仍然非常期待有机会介绍您的作品,并欢迎您参加即将举行的作者对话。我相信您的见解和经验将促成一场深思熟虑且引人入胜的讨论,我也很高兴能与您合作,为您和我们的观众创造愉快的体验,”她写道。
How bizarre(离奇的,古怪的), I thought. My book came out in 2009, I had not spoken to Sara about an interview, and I knew from years of listening to her program that it covered politics in depth(深入地,彻底地) but not out-of-print(绝版的,不再印行的) books published almost 20 years ago.
太奇怪了,我想。我的书出版于2009年,我从未和萨拉谈过采访的事,而且我多年收听她的节目,知道她深入报道政治,而不是报道近20年前出版的绝版书。