The moon says to him:] 'Oh, I've been scanning pond and hole And waterway hereabout For the body of one with a sunken soul Who has put his life-light out.

月亮对他说],哦，我一直在审视着池塘和地洞,还有在附近的排水沟,因为一个人的灵魂已沦陷,熄灭了他的生命之光。

耶鲁公开课 - 现代诗歌课程节选

Lolita, light of my life, fire of my loins. My sin, my soul.

我生命之光，我欲念之火，我的罪恶，我的灵魂。

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And I forget where Napoleon actually dies, but he's got memories of getting sick and ill and the light begins to fade and he goes unconscious.

我不记得拿破仑在哪里去世了，但他有生病的记忆,生命之光慢慢变弱，然后失去了意识。

耶鲁公开课 - 死亡课程节选