His resentment over his powerlessness within the family seethes in this moment, and he thinks of a way to get back at his father.

他讨厌自己在父亲,暴怒时的无可奈何，因而他设法去报复。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

Richard's mother finds out when his brother tells on him, and the father cannot punish him.

当哥哥向母亲揭发他的恶行时，父亲却无可奈何。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

On the one hand, you can imagine somebody who says, " "Look, it's bad enough that I'm going to die, " but the fact that " there's nothing I could do about it just makes it worse.

一方面，可以想象有些人会说，“我会死去这已经够糟糕了，“但是对此我无可奈何,“却让它变得更糟糕。

耶鲁公开课 - 死亡课程节选