In fact, love and desire are really at the center of Frost's poetry.

事实上爱和欲望是他诗作的中心。

现代诗歌课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课

His curious fancy is more active than his desire. Or, you might say, his desire to know is more active than his desire to love.

他好奇的本质比欲望更强烈，或许你们会说，他求知的欲望比爱的欲望强烈。

1945年后的美国小说课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课

The purpose of sex is to reduce excitation, to annul desire.

性的目的在于将刺激减少的普通欲望的程度。

文学理论导论课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课