I had made him feel that if he whipped me for killing the kitten I would never gave serious way to his words again.

如果他因为我杀了小猫而打我的话,他会无从下台，我也不会再听他的了。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

A parent who enjoys smacking his child " will typically not say, "I enjoy smacking my child."

比如喜欢打孩子的父母,一般不会说，“我就是喜欢打孩子“

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