Haze opened the door and released the thumb and then slammed the door again."A howl arose that would rend almost any heart."

海斯把门打开，让他把拇指抽回去，之后又,砰地把门关上了，撕心裂肺的嚎叫声“

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

Why is it necessary to rend something, to make it soul or whole? Is it necessary?

为什么要撕破某样东西，它才能完美呢，这有必要吗？

耶鲁公开课 - 现代诗歌课程节选

What you want to ask about all these things that I'm putting in front of you is, "Are these supposed to rend our hearts?"

你们有没有什么问题想问我的，在给你们呈现了那么多,画面后，这些是不是也会令我们感到揪心呢？

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选