He wants his novel to be like that living butterfly, but the threat is always that it will be more like the aquamarine. And I want to suggest to you that the aquamarine has an even darker personal significance to him.

他希望他的小说就像蝴蝶那样鲜活，然而它却总是,倾向于像海蓝宝石，我希望你们注意到,海蓝宝石对于他个人而言还有更加阴暗的意义。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

And here in the middle of the page a little ways down: My love's striped black-and-white cotton frock, jaunty blue cap, white socks and brown moccasins were not quite in keeping with the large, beautifully cut aquamarine on a silver chainlet which gemmed her throat, a spring rain gift from me.

在这一页中间偏下的地方：,我的小情人穿着黑白条子的棉布裙，带着鲜艳的蓝色帽子，白袜子和亮皮鞋与她脖子上那条优美的,蓝宝石项链有些不协调,这是由于那场春雨我送给她的礼物。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选