1. Mr Trillin describes himself as a “Deadline Poet” because of the rhyming verses he contributes regularly to the Nation. Happily, there are pages of them in this book.
经常写押韵诗的特林先生称自己是“最后一个诗人”,他的诗在这本书里占了很大篇幅。
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Deadline Poet——赶限期缴稿的诗人
the Nation——《国家》杂志吧
他定期替《国家》杂志写诗
2. That some of his work was illegal.
他的一些作品非法流入了人世。
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这里的work 应该是讽刺高盛那些“代表上帝”的不法行为。