The book was written with zest, and if possible it should be read that way.

这是一部伴随热情写成的书，最好也应该带着热情去读它。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

If the chance of death would add a kind of zest, then perhaps the ubiquity of death is actually a good thing rather than a bad thing.

如果死亡的可能性增加是一种兴趣，那么也许死亡的无处不在,事实上是一件好事而非坏事。

耶鲁公开课 - 死亡课程节选