I was only myself, Sal Paradise, sad, strolling in this violet dark, this unbearably sweet night wishing I could exchange worlds with the happy, true-hearted, ecstatic Negroes of America.

引-我只是我，萨尔·佩拉提斯，无精打采地徘徊在这个，温柔的难以忍受的夜晚，多希望自己能够变成,一个快乐，真诚，热情奔放的美国黑人。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

It's Laura who cries at Dean's abandonment, while he maintains this composure, this masculine composure: "he'll be all right." But, the sadness here is surely Sal's.

倒是劳拉先为迪安的抛弃哭了，萨尔相反地保持了镇静，这种男人的镇静：,“他会一切顺利的“，但这里最大的悲伤必然是萨尔的。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选