They are what he has to work with, even though they are what defeat him in his effort to make sense of this experience with Magda.

他必须使用它们，尽管就是这些词语使,他失败了，无法传神表达和Magda的经历。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

This is like that moment of erotic play with Magda for Ambrose.

这好想Magda和Ambrose做的性爱游戏。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

They were playing slaves and masters, and he was the master, and she was the slave. So, he's imagining their future and talking about it with Magda when they're older.

他们在扮演奴隶和主人，他是主人，她是奴隶，他正在想象他们的未来,当他们老了的时候他会跟Magda谈起今天的事。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选