It was getting better as I got deeper in to Iowa, the pie bigger, the ice cream richer.

我吃得越来越好了，因为越往爱荷华州走，那里的派就越大，冰激凌也越多奶油。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

So, suppose you fall in love with somebody and you decide you want to marry them and then somebody was asked to ask you why and you'd say something like, " "Well, I'm ready to get married this stage of my life; " I really love the person; " the person is smart and attractive; I want to have kids" whatever.

假设你爱上了某人,想要与对方一同步入婚姻的殿堂,要是有人问你为什么想要与对方共度余生,你大概会说，“现在我已准备好要开始婚姻生活了;,或“我真心的爱着他;,或“他聪明有魅力;,“我想要小孩了“，等等。

耶鲁公开课 - 心理学导论课程节选