I was neither at the hot gates Nor fought in the warm rain Nor knee deep in the salt marsh, heaving a cutlass, Bitten by flies, fought.

我未曾到过火热的城门,也未曾在暖雨中作战,更未曾在没膝的盐沼里挥舞弯刀，挨着飞蝇的叮咬，苦战。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

Between extremities Man runs his course; A brand, or flaming breath, Comes to destroy All those antinomies Of day and night; The body calls it death, The heart remorse.

在极端和极端之中,人走完了他的历程；,火炮，或火热的呼吸，都会来摧毁、来消灭,白天和黑夜,的自相矛盾；,身躯称它为死亡，心儿称它为悔恨。

耶鲁公开课 - 现代诗歌课程节选

Suppose that you're on a hot date, or about to go out on a hot date, Billy Bob with Peggy Sue or, depending on your preferences, Billy Bob.

假设你有个火热的约会，或者准备去火热的约会，和Peggy，Sue，或者根据你的性别，和。

耶鲁公开课 - 死亡课程节选