This had been the basis of our relationship but I didn't care and we got along fine.

这是我们关系的基础,但是我不介意，我们相处得很好。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

The fundamental one is the shareholder because the shareholder owns the corporation.

最基础的关系就是股东与公司的关系,因为股东是公司的所有人

耶鲁公开课 - 金融市场课程节选

Those relationships take place in the context of continual negotiations of sexual relationships, and so the book begins with that explanation that: I first met Dean not long after my wife and I split up.

他们之间的关系是建立在,不断协商和性关系的基础上，所以书的开头有这样一段说明：,我第一次见到迪恩时刚和我妻子分开。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选