句子翻譯與解說：the first truly...

Question

".the first truly American writer, and all of us since are his heirs."
-- William Faulkner

請問這句話翻成中文是什麼意思？
還有這句用了since are...讓我覺得很奇怪，沒看過這種寫法，可以解釋一下嗎？

來源：
http://www.cmgww.com/historic/twain/about/quotes.htm

Answer 1

".the first truly American writer, and all of us since are his heirs." -- William Faulkner -----


"首位真格的美國作家，而我等自此也成了他的傳人"---福克那


since: (副詞)從那時起，大部分是用在現在完成式時態，或許上句改成現在完成式，更容易懂:"... and all of us have since been his heirs."，但這裡和現在式用，比較強調現在的事實狀況．
再來個例子,"since"用法會更清楚吧:
Mary met John in 2000 and has since been a very happy girl.

Answer 2

".the first truly American writer, and all of us since are his heirs."
-- William Faulkner "首先真地的.美國作家,和我們都后來是他的繼承人。 "-- 威廉‧福克納 since are...應該是後來吧! 我也不是很清楚.....