I had made him know that I felt he was cruel and I had done it without his punishing me.

同时，我让他感到了自己的残忍,对此他无能为力。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

This sheer powerlessness about this central fact " about the nature of my existence " is an extra insult added to the injury."

这种纯粹的无能为力,“无力左右我的存在,“就是受伤之后被加上的侮辱“

耶鲁公开课 - 死亡课程节选

It's like adding insult to injury that " I'm powerless in the face of death.

这就像受伤害之后还被侮辱,“面对死亡我无能为力。

耶鲁公开课 - 死亡课程节选