I was only myself, Sal Paradise, sad, strolling in this violet dark, this unbearably sweet night wishing I could exchange worlds with the happy, true-hearted, ecstatic Negroes of America.

引-我只是我，萨尔·佩拉提斯，无精打采地徘徊在这个，温柔的难以忍受的夜晚，多希望自己能够变成,一个快乐，真诚，热情奔放的美国黑人。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

He says: It had only been through books, at best no more than vicarious cultural transfusions, that I had managed to keep myself alive in a negatively vital way.

并加以思索，他说，：,“唯有通过读书，这种让文化在我心中产生共鸣的方式,才能维系我生存的勇气。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

And I remember quite clearly thinking to myself as that happened-- the whole thing lasted only a few moments-- but I remember thinking quite clearly, " "I'm going to die."

我十分清楚地记得当时自己是怎么想的-,整件事就持续了几秒钟-,但我非常清楚地记得，“我要死了“

耶鲁公开课 - 死亡课程节选

So I would help myself to this language of space-time worm object that extends not only over space but also over time, and distinguish the entire worm from the various slices or stages that either make up the worm or we could slice the worm into.

然后我借助时间虫这个词,这是描写物体,贯穿时间和空间的词语，并区分出整条虫,和不同的部分,这些部分是组成虫，或者虫可以切分成的。

耶鲁公开课 - 死亡课程节选