In their silence they were themselves. "They"ve only recently learned to sell these crystals since the highway was built about ten years back.

只有在平静中，她们才显露出自己的真实面目,“她们是在最近才学会卖这些水晶石的，大概是10年前。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

Soon the sun's warmth makes them shed crystal shells - Shattering and avalanching on the snow crust-- Such heaps of broken glass to sweep away You'd think the inner dome of heaven had fallen.

阳光的温暖接着使那水晶的硬壳,从树枝上崩落，一齐倾泻在雪地上-,这么一大堆碎玻璃尽够你打扫,你还以为是天顶的华盖塌了下来。

耶鲁公开课 - 现代诗歌课程节选

They wanted to sell us little pieces of rock crystal.

她们便蜂拥而上，向我们兜售起小块的水晶石。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选