I put Helen's hand under the cool water and formed the word w-a-t-e-r in her other hand.

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W.A.S.T.E. We're not allowed to say "waste," remember.

记住，我们不被允许说“废物“

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

And he tells her to drop it in the "W.A.S.T.E., lady," can.

他让Oedipa将信扔到，“WA，S，T，E“中。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选