There is a little anecdote from that teach-in that I want to share with you that I think embodies some of the tensions in this novel.

关于那次讨论会我觉得没有什么好说的,能够体现出小说中的焦虑。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

I was born with,genetically speaking, relatively high level of anxiety, inclination toward rumination, we'll talk about that later in the course.

从遗传学上讲，我天生就，比较容易焦虑，容易得抑郁症，在后面的课程上我们会谈到。

哈佛公开课 - 幸福课课程节选

I remember as a child and sometimes see the worries on her face and try to console her.

我记得小时候,看到她焦虑的神情,试着去安慰她。

普林斯顿公开课 - 人性课程节选

Having said that, there's really nothing so dead as The Norton Anthology,or ponderous, and I do order it with a little--well, some misgivings for that.

顺便说，没有哪本书,会比《诺顿诗性颂》更加无趣，或者说冗长乏味，我买这本书的时候就有点焦虑不安。

耶鲁公开课 - 现代诗歌课程节选

Many people in this room are currently suffering from a mood disorder, an anxiety disorder or both, and I won't ask for a show of hands but I know a lot of people in this room are on some form of medication for this disorder.

这个教室中的许多人,都正在遭受心境障碍,焦虑障碍,或是同时受到两者的困扰,我不会让你们举手示意,但是我知道,这里的许多人都正在使用药物,治疗这些心理障碍

耶鲁公开课 - 心理学导论课程节选

And what happened?-- Pink elephants all around.

事实又是怎样-,我即紧张又焦虑。

哈佛公开课 - 幸福课课程节选