So as it were,we might say, it might be that mere survival or bare bones survival doesn't really give me what matters.

所以我们可以说，仅仅生存下去,肉体的存活并不是我需要的。

耶鲁公开课 - 死亡课程节选

Bare survival of my soul,even though that is the key to personal identity-- if it is--bare survival of my soul doesn't give me what I want.

仅有我灵魂的存活，即便是个人认同感的关键-,也并没有给予我，我想要的任何东西。

耶鲁公开课 - 死亡课程节选

In our hallway, ablaze with welcoming lights, my Lolita peeled off her sweater, shook her gemmed hair, stretched towards me two bare arms, raised one knee. "Carry me upstairs, please. I feel sort of romantic tonight."

在自家的门厅里，欢迎的灯光大亮，洛丽塔脱下,套衫，摇摇晶光闪亮的头发，向我伸出两只裸露的胳膊，抬起一直膝盖：“请抱我上楼去，我觉得今晚有些,浪漫，“

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

Bare knucklebone survival does not give me what matters.

指关节骨的存活对我来说无关紧要。

耶鲁公开课 - 死亡课程节选