but he's also insisting that this is an incredibly difficult, if not impossible, moment of thought.

但他同时坚持，如果可能，这对思维来说也是一个极其艰难的时刻。

耶鲁公开课 - 文学理论导论课程节选

He wants you to finish everything by tomorrow, but you think it's impossible.

他想让你在明天之前把所有事都做完，但你觉得这肯定是不可能的。

How can I 课堂 - SpeakingMax英语口语达人

But he's also suggesting how humor is used to broach topics that are impossible to talk about in more direct ways, or that feel dangerous to these boys to approach in more direct ways.

如同它也在不断发展,但他还提出,如何用以幽默的口吻展开话题，在无法直接谈论话题的时候,或者觉得这些人。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选