He stuttered and fluttered his hands and said, "Ah, ah, you must listen to, hear." We listened all ears, but he forgot what he wanted to say. "Really, listen. Ahem. Look.

两只手交握着说：,“嗯--嗯--你们一定要听我说“,我们听着，可是他忘了他想说什么“真的听我说--嗯，你瞧。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

But he never forgot that day and when he grew up after a short spell playing football at LSU he did become a hobo.

但随着他渐渐长大，他没有忘记那一天的事,他在路易斯安那州立大学打了一阵橄榄球，后来成了流浪汉。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选