Though I knew that I had killed the kitten, my mother's words had made it live again in my mind.

我虽杀了那只猫，可母亲让我对它改变了看法。

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The mother has her own way of using words for power, and she does it by making the kitten live again in his imagination.

同样凭借语言，母亲让死猫在理查的心中复活。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

Well, Freud pretty quickly figures out that what little Hans is doing is finding a way of expressing his frustration about the way in which his mother leaves the room; in other words, his mother is not always there for him.

弗洛伊德很快就发现小汉斯其实是在,找另一种方法,来表达自己对妈妈离开房间,的种种不满;,换句话说，他妈妈并不能时时刻刻陪着他。

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The moment Richard gains some power from the use of words, his mother takes it back by exerting that power herself, taking that power away from him.

理查用唇齿周旋,母亲以彼之道,还施彼身。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选