As hot temperatures afflict Moscow, portable air conditioners, fans and inflatable pools are flying off the shelves.

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The relativity of truth, the profusion of languages, these things that afflict Eliot are a source of faith for Stevens.

真理的相关性，语言的丰富性，这些折磨着艾略特的事物，对于史蒂文斯而言却是信仰的来源。

耶鲁公开课 - 现代诗歌课程节选

The relativity of truth, the profusion of languages, these things that afflict Eliot are a source of faith for Stevens.

真理的相关性，语言的丰富性，这些折磨着艾略特的事物，对于史蒂文斯而言却是信仰的来源。

耶鲁公开课 - 现代诗歌课程节选