Could it be that the hidden throb I stole from them did not affect their future? I had possessed her, and she never knew it.

它是不是我从那些人物那获取隐藏的脉搏,我为她着迷，她并不知晓。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

This is where they will debate their future and establish a new political institution.

在这里他们将讨论他们的未来,并建立新的政治机构。

耶鲁公开课 - 弥尔顿课程节选

They were playing slaves and masters, and he was the master, and she was the slave. So, he's imagining their future and talking about it with Magda when they're older.

他们在扮演奴隶和主人，他是主人，她是奴隶，他正在想象他们的未来,当他们老了的时候他会跟Magda谈起今天的事。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

Whatever the details might be, we could describe lives and say, whether or not their life was good as a whole, what the future holds out for them is negative.

不管详细情况是什么，我们可以把他们的生活形容为，不管他们一生的生活是否美好，他们的未来都是不容乐观的。

耶鲁公开课 - 死亡课程节选