Our system, therefore, so far as regards this inferior race, rests upon this great immutable law of nature."

因此,我们政府在对待这一劣等种族时,必须以这一永恒的自然规律为基础"

耶鲁公开课 - 美国内战与重建课程节选

We saw a version of this also in the passage I was reading just before, where "a hand" comes in the window and rests- "lands"--on Haze's shoulder.

在我刚刚读过的片段中,也有这样的情况，就是“一只手“伸进了车窗-,“放置“在了Haze的肩膀上。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选