Whenever I tried to sleep I would see huge, wobbly, white bags, like the full udders of cows, suspended from the ceiling above me.

每次我即将入睡,总会看到白色的大袋子摇晃着，如同母牛涨涨的乳房从房顶垂下来。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

Your stomach sinks, you have that sinking feeling in the pit of your stomach, when you get a bad grade on a test.

当你考试考砸的时候,你的胃会垂下去,或者说,会有胃部下垂的感觉

耶鲁公开课 - 死亡课程节选

for I want to know"; here a desire expressed between two people, a husband and a wife.] She turned and sank upon her skirts at that, ] And her face changed from terrified to dull.

因为我想知道“,这里丈夫和妻子两个人的欲望表达得淋漓尽致],她转过去，从裙子里垂下来，像突然垮下来一样],她的脸从惊恐变成了呆滞。

耶鲁公开课 - 现代诗歌课程节选