Thus isolated, thus removed, the vision acquired an especially keen charm that made me race with all speed toward my lone gratification.

如此形影相吊，如此销魂，这景色生出,一种勾人心魄的诱惑力，促使我全速跑向,我孤独的尤物。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

Why deny myself physical gratification if I could just instead ? sport with Amaryllis in the shade or with the tangles of Neaera's hair?"

既然可以“在树荫下玩弄喇叭花或是尼哀若的发卷,为什么还克制自己肉体上的满足呢“

耶鲁公开课 - 弥尔顿课程节选

And I take a great deal of gratification from my own writing.

而且，从我自己的写作过程中,我也体会到满足感。

普林斯顿公开课 - 人性课程节选

Some people eat for comfort, some people get enormous psychological gratification from food, other people couldn't care less-- they have to be reminded to eat.

有人吃东西是为了寻求慰藉,有人通过吃东西,从食物中得到巨大的心理满足感,还有人对吃毫无兴趣,他们需要提醒,才会想起去吃东西

耶鲁公开课 - 关于食物的心理学、生物学和政治学课程节选