And then,when my head was well in the room, I undid the lantern just so much that a single thin ray of light fell upon the vulture eye.

VOA: special.2009.05.16

Students would see my light on in my office and say, "Oh that's great Master Brownell, you stayed up all night just like we did working," but of course we were on different schedules.

学生看到我办公室的灯亮着就说,"伟大的布朗奈尔院长,你也和我们一样通宵工作呀",但显然,我们的作息表不一样

耶鲁公开课 - 关于食物的心理学、生物学和政治学课程节选

I wish it didn't say "exit," but it does say "exit," because that kind of weakens my point, but over many auditorium doors a red light just hangs there.

如果这些灯上没有注明出口就好了“,因为这样会削弱我要证明的观点，礼堂的门上一般会挂着一盏红灯。

耶鲁公开课 - 文学理论导论课程节选

My love lay in a spot of weak light.

VOA: special.2009.07.25

In light of the fact that I have just sent you paper topics, my lecture today is going to do two things.

根据我刚发给你们的论文题目，我今天的课程将要完成两件事。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

And every night, late at night, I turned the lock of his door and opened it C oh,so gently! And then, when I had made an opening big enough for my head, I put in a dark lantern, all closed that no light shone out, and then I stuck in my head.

VOA: special.2009.05.16

The body is having all sorts of light bounce off my eyes of various wavelengths.

身体可以通过不同的,波长把光线反射进我的眼睛

耶鲁公开课 - 死亡课程节选

And of course it exists in a semiotic relationship to a white light over a street door which means "this is my house; if you wish you can ring the bell but I'd just as soon you stayed out."

当然它是存在于一个语义篇中的,而临街门上的白灯则意味着,这是我的房子，你要进来必须按门铃,但是你最好别进来“

耶鲁公开课 - 文学理论导论课程节选

Lolita, light of my life, fire of my loins. My sin, my soul.

我生命之光，我欲念之火，我的罪恶，我的灵魂。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

I move out of the room toward the bathroom, planning to brush my teeth. As I enter the bathroom, it's much more light, I look in the mirror and-- here's where things get really weird--I don't see anything.

我离开卧室走向浴室,要去刷牙,当我走进浴室时,光线明亮了些,我看着镜子,从这里情节就诡异了,我什么也没看到

耶鲁公开课 - 死亡课程节选