He spent at least two-thirds of his more than, about three-quarters of his time in the northern states.

他至少花费了他旅程的三分之二,可能不止,应该是他旅程的四分之三时间,周游于北方各州

耶鲁公开课 - 美国内战与重建课程节选

While I'm busy pointing out ways in which the argument doesn't succeed, I also want to just take a moment and mention that premise two is also subject to criticism.

当我竭力指出,为什么这种论证无法成功时,我也想要花点时间,顺便说说前提二也不能免于批评

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But what eventually evolved in the South and we will return to this a good deal next Tuesday when I'll devote an entire lecture to this kind of slaveholder worldview and the pro-slavery argument the pro-slavery defense and how that evolved into a political culture.

但南方特点究竟是如何形成的这个问题,下周二我们会细细讲,那时我将花整堂课的时间讲,奴隶主的世界观和其支持奴隶制的理由,他们对奴隶制的支持,和奴隶制是如何演变为一种政治文化的

耶鲁公开课 - 美国内战与重建课程节选

And there is this heartbreaking love that Sal has for Dean, and, if you track that through, the major turning points in the second two thirds of the novel are moments when Sal makes it clear to Dean that he actually cares about him.

而且萨尔对迪安有着令人悲痛的爱情，如果你追踪这一点，你就会发现小说里,三分之二的时间萨尔都在,向迪安说明他有多在乎迪安。

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