"I tried to rebuild, but discovered that my husband had some debts I had to repay.

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And he says of his own writing, "I had tried to convey something of what it felt like to be a Negro, and no one had been able to listen.

作者自己也这小说里写道：“我曾试着去和身边人,传达那种我想成为黑人的强烈感觉，但没人能听进去。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

John Geanakoplos and I had a meeting and we tried to divide up the subject matter of finance into two courses.

约翰·吉纳科普洛斯和我开了个会,我们将金融这一学科,分为两门课

耶鲁公开课 - 金融市场课程节选