Being "scandalous" and forbidden, they gave me a lot of trouble, of course-but, for the same reason, they gave me a certain weight in the eyes of my readers.

由于受到诽谤和禁读，作品给我带来极大的麻烦，当然——也正是因为这同一理由，在我的读者心目中得到了一定的重视。

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But it was a scandalous failure.

但是现在又完全失败了。

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LAUNCH: As far as your public persona goes, however, you've done some wild things--like changing your clothes onstage! That was a bit scandalous.

你是公众人物，但你的一些行为让人难以忍受，比如“在台上换衣服”。

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