But at least at the beginning, when we approach the book, we should stay on its surface, not dig at least initially too deeply.

但至少在一开始，当我们着手阅读时，我们应该要停驻于其表面，不要一开始就深探。

耶鲁公开课 - 政治哲学导论课程节选

It's a kind of realism, of course. Nevertheless, there it is in front of us, and again I call you back to that quotation. What are we going to see when we look at the fiction? Do we see what's in front of us?

当然这也是一种现实主义，然而，这些就在我们眼前，我想再次将你们的注意力集中到那句引语上，当我们阅读这,部小说时，什么情景会呈现在你眼前呢，我们能看到什么吗？

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选