And it's Hawthorne's satire, It's apocalyptic, angry critique of all these Americans who think they're inventing everything anew every day.

这就是霍桑的讽刺作品,这是一篇启示录般的故事,是对这群自认为每天都发明新玩意儿的,美国人的愤怒谴责

耶鲁公开课 - 美国内战与重建课程节选

Hawthorne wrote a short story you should read sometime, as a balance to all of this optimism of this period, irresistible as that optimism was.

霍桑写了篇短文,有机会你应当读读看,他给那个狂热乐观主义时代打了一针清醒剂,因为那是种不容抗拒的乐观

耶鲁公开课 - 美国内战与重建课程节选

Hawthorne had a bummer, I mean he--.

霍桑有过一段不愉快的经历

耶鲁公开课 - 美国内战与重建课程节选