Self-alienation, in Barth's work, is the product of desire. Desire, love: that's the moment when you're supposed to be perfectly present.

巴斯作品中，自我疏离是欲望的产物，欲望，爱：,那是你应该在场的时刻。

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So, that self-alienation causes him to lose his love.

正是这种自我疏离使他失去了所爱。

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