You saw that in the way he stood bobbing his head, always looking down, nodding like a young boxer to instructions to make you think he was listening to every word, throwing in a thousand "yes"es and "that's right."

你看他站着摇头晃脑的样子，总是朝下看，像年轻的拳击手听指令时一样,那样晃着脑袋，好让你觉得他在听你说的每个字，一边不断附和着“是““对“

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

He always kept his poise to the top branches, climbing carefully with the same pains you use to fill a cup up to the brim, and even above the brim.

他始终稳住身子，不摇不晃地，直到那高高的顶枝上----小心翼翼地,往上爬，那全神贯注的样儿，就像，把一杯水倒满，满到了杯口，甚至满过了边缘。

耶鲁公开课 - 现代诗歌课程节选

I'm swinging this cup of coffee around.

我拿着一杯咖啡晃来晃去。

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