Up a trackless slope climbs the master artist, and at the top, on a windy ridge, whom do you think he meets?

伟大的艺术家在那无路可寻的山峰上攀登，他登上山顶，迎风而立，你们猜他遇到了谁？

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

When Thoreau sits on his little stool outside his cabin at Walden Pond and he hears the train go by over the ridge, and he puts his hands over his ears he doesn't want to hear it-- he's representing something.

在瓦尔登湖的木屋外,梭罗坐在他的小凳子上,他听到火车的声音穿越桥梁,他捂住了耳朵,他一点也不想听到这个声音,他代表着某种想法

耶鲁公开课 - 美国内战与重建课程节选